Egypt And Australia: The Common Ground Of Assaulting Free Speech
Free speech is held up as a basic human right by most in the western…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Vindicating Warnings, Government Told To Scrap Most Extreme Elements Of Citizenship Stripping Bill
A joint parliamentary committee has recommended the Abbott government scrap some of the most controversial…More
Ross Garnaut’s Warning Becomes Tony Abbott’s Bleak Reality
There’s no other way to say it: Australia’s economy is in trouble. That’s the take-home…More
A Parliament That Reflects Gender Equality In One Simple Act
In Australia, at the federal level, the proportion of women in the House of Representatives…More
Right-Wingers Lead Simulated Global Politics Game. Guess How Many Virtual People They Killed.
It looks like Team Australia, smells like Team Australia, sounds like Team Australia. But in…More
The Government That Brought You Wind Farm And Halal Inquiries, Rejects New Nauru Probe As ‘Waste Of Resources’
Nauru? Nothing to see here, move along please… did we mention halal funds terrorism? Max…More
The Flailing, Failing Radical Right And The Strangling Of Our Social Democracy
The current disarray of the Abbott Government may mark the end of a decades-long experiment…More
Bill Shorten Backs Melbourne’s ‘Border Farce’, Then Condemns It When It All Goes To Custard
You would think that the Australian Border Force affair would have been the kind of…More
Danny Lim Is Back In Business With A Brand New Sign For Tony Abbott
Danny Lim – the man who sparked an international media storm earlier this week after…More
The Tired ‘Reform’ Agenda Of Neoliberalism Should Be Traded For Equality, Happiness, And Justice
There’s no emptier word in contemporary politics than “reform”. The word is used so often…More