Indigenous Australia
Reefshot provides hope for the future of our Barrier Reef

The story of some of the Reef’s most loyal citizens racing against time to turn the tide on the ...  
Indigenous Voice vital to Closing the Gap

Two outstanding injustices we face in Australia today involve worsening situations for First ...  
Australia must get Medicare into its 132 prisons

Politically, it is a moral abomination that Medicare – which Australia touts as 'universal' ...  
Voice referendum a possible step towards Constitution renewal

The passing of the Voice referendum proposal could be a step towards renewing our Constitution ...  
Antidote for the poison of Australian racism

Racism still courses through our national bloodstream, but we can begin to wipe out hatred by ...  
Seeing the light

This short story is an *IA Writing Competition (fiction category) entry.  
Prisons no place for young children

Australia's juvenile detention system is failing our troubled youths and reform is urgently needed ...  
Responsible 'free speech' key to a fair, harmonious Australia

Right-wing provocateurs have encouraged uncivil "freedom of speech", which targets minority ...  
Climate of contention clouds Voice Referendum

The proposal to recognise Indigenous Australians by a Constitutional Voice to Parliament could be ...  
NewsCorp, Stan Grant and the ABC: Sliding door moments

The ABC and NewsCorp are locked in a co-dependent abusive relationship. As Dr Martin Hirst writes ...  
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Voice to Parliament 'No' movement is missing the point

As a progressive society, Australians should consider the historical importance of an Indigenous ...  
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Beyond the media hype: Tom Tanuki talks to Lidia Thorpe

Lidia Thorpe sets the bar with independent media's Tom Tanuki, given mainstream press can't be ...  
Peter Dutton: A Humbug in the lolly shop of life

Over a few beers, Bazza serves up some sweet wisdom for Mick on Peter Dutton and the Opposition ...  
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Racism runs through Dutton's 'dog act' in Alice Springs

Opposition leader Peter Dutton this week made serious allegations about Indigenous communities in ...  
Dutton chooses seppuku over Uluru

Liberal Leader Peter Dutton has likely sealed his political fate by opposing the Voice referendum ...  
Slow implosion of Liberal Party accelerates under Dutton

The Liberal Party, under Dutton, is completely out of step with modern Australia and it is no ...  
Voice referendum is risky business for Albanese Government

As the Labor Government moves towards the Voice referendum, PM Albanese needs to consider the ...  
Leave Lidia alone: Outrage over protest has gone too far

No matter what one's opinion is of Senator Lidia Thorpe, the public condemnation of her Mardi Gras ...  

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