No Pay Rise For Low Pay Care Jobs
The Coalition has ineptly caused itself another gender headache. By cutting $1.5 billion funding allocated…More
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Abbott Will Be Forced To Act on ACT Marriage Equality
The ACT Legislative Assembly will today begin legislating for marriage equality, putting Prime Minister Tony…More
Are We Going To Keep Pushing Our Luck?
This is an edited extract from Miriam Lyons' introduction to Pushing Our Luck. The 2013…More
Tony's Men Lock The Cabinet Door Behind Them
It’s been a leisurely start so far for the Abbott government – which, by the…More
Tasmanian Libs Will Put Forests To The Torch
Tasmania, once ancestral Labor heartland, saw an historic swing to the Liberal party this election.…More
Your Verdict On Labor's Decline
Last week I posed a question about the long-term fall in Labor’s primary vote. Many…More
Reducing Poverty Is In Our National Interest
As a Grassroots Coordinator with RESULTS International Australia it is my job to equip everyday…More
Votes For The Sick
For many Australians, Election Day is marked by sizzling sausages and the fervour of enthusiastic…More
Who Can Lead Labor Back From The Wilderness?
Who should lead the Labor Party? That’s the question the federal ALP must now face…More
All Those 'Undeserving' New Senators
Media commentators have lined up since Saturday night to pour scorn on a system that…More