Do You Ever Feel Like The Walls Are Closing In?
So narrow has political debate become here in Australia over the Israel/Palestine conflict that attempts…More
Tagged: Civil Society
Making The Case For War Crimes
In October 1975, the Indonesian military murdered five journalists employed by Australian television stations in…More
Can Liberals Play Hard Ball?
The electoral victories of Kevin Rudd and Barack Obama ushered in a period of liberal…More
Why We Can't Resist Bicycle Infrastructure
When the federal Government dedicated $40 million for cycle path infrastructure in its second stimulus…More
Did Australia Know Habib Was Being Tortured?
Sometime in early November 2001, a terrified and confused Australian man named Mamdouh Habib was…More
Banning Homebirth Just Doesn't Make Sense
Thousands of people are rallying in Canberra today to demand that the Federal Government take…More
Life In A Small Metal Box
Singapore is sometimes accused of being a sterile city. Although people who describe it that…More
The New Left-Wing Patriot
In recent years, progressives have rarely dared to speak approvingly of "patriotism", "citizenship", or "national…More
US Healthcare Debate Reveals Sick Media
There was a lot of hope engendered by the use of new media technologies by…More
Hospitals Demand Certainty On Abortion
As many of you will know, earlier this year a 19-year-old woman and her boyfriend…More