What Reading New Matilda Says About You
Psychologist and New Matilda columnist Dr Lissa Johnson has been a long-time supporter. She wrote…More
Author: Dr Lissa Johnson
Dr Lissa Johnson
Dr Lissa Johnson is a clinical psychologist and practice principal in private practice. Prior to becoming a psychologist she qualified in Media Studies, with a major in Sociology. Lissa has a longstanding interest in the psychology of social issues and the impact of social issues on psychology, and is a former member of the Australian Psychological Society Public Interest Advisory Group.
Election 2016: Trickle Down Economics, Why It Screws The Poor, And Why You’re Next Under A Turnbull Government
New Matilda columnist Dr Lissa Johnson wonders whether or not children should be removed from the…More
Election 2016: How To Win Friends, Influence People And Help Them Taste, Feel And See The Truth (Part 3)
In the final in a special New Matilda Election 2016 three part series, Dr Lissa…More
Election 2016: The ABC Of Election Spin ‘Psy-ops’, And How To Fight Back To Save The World (Part II)
In the second of a three part series on the psychological warfare that pervades our…More
ELECTION 2016: Why People Will Vote For Their Own Destruction, And How To Stop Them (Part I)
The realities of why we vote the way we do are actually more to do…More
Optimism Is The New Denialism In A Warming Malcolm Turnbull World
The COP21 talks in Paris delivered a compact to lead the world to global catastrophe. Malcolm…More
Spot The Apologist: Don’t Pick A Fight With A Psychologist About Western Might Being Right
New Matilda columnist Dr Lissa Johnson explains the rationale behind why violence by the West is…More
Spot The Extremists: The Hard Psychological Truths Behind Our Own Crimes Against Innocents
Nothing justifies slaughter and nothing justifies degrading, inhumane treatment, regardless of where it occurs. But…More
Malcolm Turnbull: ‘Small L’ Liberal Or Planet-Eating Death Star? Early Indications From The Turnbull Government
Next week, Malcolm Turnbull will clock up six weeks as Prime Minister. So what’s changed?…More
Peter Dutton And Tony Abbott May As Well Have Been Laughing At Aylan Kurdi
When I read of our Prime Minister and our Immigration Minister laughing about water lapping…More