Why In Bankstown? Why Anywhere?
"Not in Bankstown, Not Anywhere", a coalition of Indigenous and community groups, rallied in Bankstown’s…More
Tagged: australian politics
Women Soldiers Will Have To Fight
Defence Minister Stephen Smith’s announcement last week that ADF gender restrictions on combat would be…More
Taxing Times For Labor
The Australian government is holding a two day tax summit, starting today in Canberra. Hundreds…More
Keep Spending, Mr Swan
Wayne Swan’s budget surplus is in peril. Dark clouds have gathered over the global economy,…More
Will Anyone Cross The Floor On Refugees?
Is there another way for ALP on refugees? There’s an easy answer to this question.…More
Xenophon Has Done A Good Deed
Nick Xenophon has been widely criticised for his decision to name alleged rapist Monsignor Ian…More
What Deterrence Really Means
The need to deter refugees from risking their lives on boats has been the argument…More
First A Media Inquiry, Then Regulatory Reform?
Australia is finally getting a media inquiry. Or, depending on how you view the matter,…More
What Price A Carbon Tax?
It was the Clean Energy Bill that we had to have and it was let…More
Labor Needs A Sea Change On Asylum Seekers
At the risk of being told (yet again) to go back where I came from…More