Tackling Reclaim Australia Requires More Than A Good Shirt Fronting. So What To Do?
When far Right nationalists organize a series of relatively small anti-Muslim protests simultaneously in 16…More
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The Big Risk In Labor's Small Target Strategy
Remember Bill Shorten’s “year of ideas”? Labor’s Opposition Leader pledged in November that 2015 would…More
When The Factual Record Matters: On Israel's Elections
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the protest at the University of Sydney against…More
Time For Abbott Government To 'Re:think' The Meaning Of 'Reform'
Is there a more meaningless word in politics than ‘reform’? Most of the policies that…More
Joe Hockey's Tax Paper: A Lesson In How To Avoid The Elephants In The Room
Promoting the government’s tax paper, Treasurer Hockey would like us to believe that “everything is…More
Luke Foley May Have Gone Full Racist, But At Least He Didn't Go Half Monty
Australia has a rich albeit relatively recent history of politicians ‘nude-ing up’ when they need…More
NSW Election: It's All About The Leaders, And Their Poles And Wires
New South Wales voters will cast their ballots this Saturday in state elections. So far,…More
Shrinking Australia's Aid Budget Is Selfish And Self-Defeating
There was a funny moment yesterday in Parliament, when cameras caught Julie Bishop rolling her…More
The Lights Are On, But Nobody's Home As Canberra RET Circus Rolls On
Yesterday, the government met with industry representatives to make them an offer on the Renewable…More
Inside The Maze Of Electricity Privatisation: The Pros And Cons Of Selling Poles And Wires
It is hardly surprising that privatisation is a major issue in the NSW election. Opposition…More