Why Howard is Wrong on Human Rights
Towards the end of his recent Australia Day address to the National Press Club, the…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Human Rights and National Pride
What a wonderful Tasmanian irony that the very week we sit down to discuss a…More
Should we protect economic, social and cultural rights?
When Australians speak of ‘human rights’, we generally refer to civil and political (CP) rights,…More
A Tax by Any Other Name
Spare a thought for business figures Dick Warburton and Peter Hendy. They’ve been given just…More
The Hard Road
There is plenty to celebrate on International Women’s Day, and no shortage of parties, breakfasts,…More
Still Kicking
Mardi Gras Sydney 2006, photo by BadPauly. Last Saturday, as I was frocking up to…More
Moral Courage and the AWB
By the time the Commonwealth Games finish, we can be sure that our ears will…More
Gays on Film
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain As readers will have no doubt heard,…More
Creating Outsiders
After the Cronulla riots, I was concerned that clashes between groups of out of control,…More
Jewish Self-Determination
Regular columnist for New Matilda Antony Loewenstein describes himself on his personal blog as ‘a…More