The Senate voting reforms have fractured democracy

21 Jul 2019 | The Senate voting reforms of 2016 has reduced the crossbench numbers and weakened democracy ...  

Intervene: How the Government can secure media diversity

20 Jul 2019 | We can have a stronger, more varied media if the Government legislates to prevent further takeo ...  

Not so progressive: Labor's puzzling local council proposal

20 Jul 2019 | Australia’s "most progressive" State Government is championing the most regressive electoral ...  

Barbarians at the gate: Don’t let them destroy Murray Valley National Park

19 Jul 2019 | John Barilaro intends removing statutory protections of the 42,000 hectare Murray Valley National ...  

Blame the Government, not Netflix, for NBN failure

17 Jul 2019 | Commentators blaming Netflix for the failures of the NBN have got it wrong, writes Paul Budde.  

Like a fish out of water: Australia's submarine project is a flop

17 Jul 2019 | Australia's submarine project launched by the Abbott Government is an abject failure, writes Dr ...  

Net migration levels increase under Coalition Government

17 Jul 2019 | The Government has at last revealed some details of its 2019 Budget forecast for a record-breaking ...  

Australia needs national abortion protection

14 Jul 2019 | To allow women adequate access to abortion services, they must be available across the country ...  

The slow-motion crucifixion of Julian Assange

14 Jul 2019 | What is happening to Julian Assange is nothing short of torture and a denial of his human rights ...  

International relations are foreign policy to Scott Morrison

13 Jul 2019 | Our Prime Minister often displays ineptitude towards many things, including how to deal with ...  

A tale of two footballers: The contrast of Goodes and Folau

10 Jul 2019 | The respective treatment of Adam Goodes and Israel Folau illustrates the moral bankruptcy of the ...  

Australia's recycling waste time bomb

10 Jul 2019 | There's much to be done if Australia is to solve its waste management crisis, writes Dr Peter ...  

Happy Constitution Day, Australia!

9 Jul 2019 | Happy Constitution Day! Today marks 119 years since Queen Victoria provided Royal assent for ...  

Support, not research: How to lower Australia's high suicide rate

7 Jul 2019 | Governments of all stripes must better fund frontline suicide prevention services to save lives ...  

Challenging the dogma of GDP and population growth

7 Jul 2019 | Australia’s economy is centred on the belief that we need Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a ...  

Israel Folau, contract law and discrimination

3 Jul 2019 | No end is in sight for the debate about Israel Folau’s right to promote his fundamentalist ...  

Scott Morrison: Daggy dad or Australia's Trump?

16 Jun 2019 | Scott Morrison has effectively employed a suburban dad persona to conceal his neoliberal, divisive ...  

How the Liberals won the "unwinnable" Election

8 Jun 2019 | Much has been said about Scott Morrison’s recent election victory but less has been said about ...