Data Retention: The Issue That Will Force Shorten To Show His Hand
Bill Shorten was out and about today, giving another of his usual doorstop interviews. The…More
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Beware The Summer Snake Oil Salesmen
As many Australians on summer holiday grapple with decisions no more complex than whether to…More
‘Recognising’ The Artful Con That Is The Constitutional Reform Debate
The great academic Noam Chomsky once wrote: “The smart way to keep people passive and…More
Albanese Brands 'Negative Abbott' A 'One Trick Tony' In Stinging Parliamentary Attack
Labor heavyweight Anthony Albanese has delivered a stinging rebuke of the Abbott Government in parliament…More
New Emails Cast Doubt On Senator Nova Peris' Blackmail Claim
Labor Senator Nova Peris – Australia’s first female Aboriginal federal politician – has told Parliament…More
A New Twist In Australia's 'On Again Off Again' Constitutional Reform Agenda
Only a month after signalling he would delay a referendum on recognising Indigenous Australians in…More
Abbott Was A Wrecker In Opposition; Who's Surprised He's A Wrecker In Office?
Being a Prime Minister is a serious business. And Tony Abbott has some serious decisions…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
Russia And The Ukraine: A Bipartisan March To War
Amidst the bipartisan war cheerleading that is leading us into yet another conflict in Iraq,…More
Nothing Like Talk Of A War To Silence A Small Target Opposition Leader
Initiative in politics is an important, if nebulous, quality. In the party political sense –…More