People have strange ideas about “rights”!
“Here’s the thing about rights. They’re not supposed to be voted on… That’s why they call them RIGHTS!” Rachel Maddow Recently a woman has been charged […]
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Abbott another Right Wing Nutter
There’s nothing quite as pathetic as watching a former Australian prime minister trying to redress a less than stellar political career. That Tony Abbott would […]
Human Rights “Roundtable” – has Australia become a Soft Theocracy?
By Brian Morris Has the Christian lobby influenced the Human Rights Commission (HRC) in discrimination against gays? If the answer is “no”, why has the […]
Bill Shorten’s Address at ALP National Conference on Asylum Seeker Policy – Key points
Below is the video of Bill Shorten’s address at the Labor Conference, regarding Asylum Seeker and immigration policies. Key points from the address are listed below: Key […]
Selective compassion
We must ask ourselves, are we truly a compassionate nation? I am against the death penalty. I always have been, and I always will be. […]
Immigration Detention: try living with the life changing effects
So many experts have warned the government about the effects of detention on asylum seekers. The experts have been publicly denouncing detention for years, yet we detain […]
The death of due process, transparency and accountability
Increasingly this government is seeking to subvert due process and impose their agenda in totalitarian fashion. Regardless of whether you think the increase in fuel […]
Abbott uses society’s vulnerable as means to an ideological end
It seems to me that it’s a core conservative tradition to use the most vulnerable people in society as a means to an ideological end. There […]
Tim Wilson Appointed To Human Rights Commission, Andrew Bolt won’t be DisAppointed!
“George Brandis appoints IPA’s Tim Wilson to Human Rights Commission” Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/george-brandis-appoints-ipas-tim-wilson-to-human-rights-commission-20131217-2zi5z.html#ixzz2nh3o7Z3x For those of you who don’t know who Tim Wilson is, here’s a […]