Tasmania, The Tolerant State
Should Tasmania’s strong anti-discrimination laws be used as a national model? This question was posed…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Nile's Endgame? The Push For Foetal Rights
When Chrissie Swan admitted to failing to completely quit smoking while pregnant with her third…More
Some Tough Love For Marcia Langton
Recently, I wrote a column for Tracker magazine entitled "Gawad Kalinga: The currency of caring"…More
A Plan To End The Leadership Brawl
The incessant leadership speculation plaguing our political system today is more than a symptom of…More
Going, Going, Gonski
In his book Good and Bad Power, Geoff Mulgan describes working in the inner sanctum…More
Staying Together For The Voters
People really love a divorce. Folks like to get in there, take sides, hang on…More
Say Goodbye To The Right To Silence
Planned changes to the NSW Evidence Act that will weaken the right to silence, likely…More
The Empty Promise Of Northern Australia
Recent weeks saw some excitement around a draft Coalition discussion paper, "Developing Northern Australia —…More
When The Greens Fell Out Of Love With Labor
Watching Christine Milne’s speech at the National Press Club this week, your humble correspondent suddenly…More
When Polls Trump Policies
We don’t know if Julia Gillard, who once teared up while telling the US Congress…More