Milne's Legacy And Di Natale's Challenge
It happened quickly, with no warning and no leaks. Christine Milne, the leader of the…More
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From Suburban Cafes To The Fields Of Queensland, Worker Exploitation Is Rife In Australia
The footage was disturbing. Young migrant workers, many of them on 417 visas supposedly meant…More
The Oligarchs Won The Mining Boom
Would you like to pay just 0.002% tax on your income? You would? Well, it’s…More
Is This The Beginning Of The ALP's Renewal?
Labor’s shadow Treasurer, Chris Bowen, gave a speech at the National Press Club yesterday. All…More
Green Is Not Good: How Abbott Sabotaged The Clean Energy Sector
In 2012, Michael Ignatieff lamented that “the liberal task – deliberation, compromise, respecting rights and…More
While Twitter Raged About Woolworths' Social Media Campaign, Australian Troops Left For Another War
Another 300 Australian soldiers were ordered to Iraq this week. The deployment, first announced in…More
Cutting Welfare And Moving Profits Overseas
On the face of it, you wouldn’t expect an inquiry by the Australian Senate into…More
Though It Continues To Triumph, The Power Of Big Business Remains Brittle
Every now and then, politics distills a moment of clarity. Yesterday was one of them.…More
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
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