Obituary: Gough Whitlam's Ideas Must Live On
E. Gough Whitlam, Chifley Memorial Lecture, 1957: “The way of the reformer is hard." Edward…More
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The Poor Will Always Be With Us: So Says The Book Of Matthew (and Tony)
This week is national Anti-Poverty week. You would barely know it, from the desultory media…More
The Coalition Has Itself to Blame for Clive's Queensland Inquiry
The 44th Parliament of Australia has been busy of late: passing draconian national security legislation,…More
Obama Is Right, Climate Change A Greater Threat Than Terror
You may not have heard much about it – what with all this terrorism going…More
Abbott's 'Anti-Terror' Laws Are The Real Danger To Australia
Something is happening to Australia’s democracy. It’s happening right before our eyes, in federal Parliament,…More
ICAC Hearings: Just When They Thought It Was Safe To Go Back To Business
ICAC has struck again. Just when New South Wales politicians thought it was safe to…More
Abbott Erodes Yet Another Crucial Part Of Our Fundamental Freedoms
The Abbott government, long a pretender of beliefs in free speech and civil liberties, showed…More
Another Hockey Stumble Reveals Budget Hits Poor The Hardest
Not for the first time, the facts are proving somewhat problematic for the Abbott government.…More
All Australian Eyes On Ukraine, But What's Our Goal Again?
It’s a funny business, this politics stuff. Just ask Julie Bishop. At the start of…More
Work For The Dole Doesn't Work And Never Has
You’ve got to hand it to the Abbott government: it really knows how to grind…More