Community housing in Australia: One eviction notice away from homelessness

28 Aug 2017 | People who rely on community housing are being forced into debt and consequent homelessness.  

The unknown homeless man and the Mayor of Martin Place

13 Aug 2017 | An ode to the 'Mayor of Martin Place' and the Homeless Tent City and protest camp.  

Maryam Berenji: Cities, community and the importance of public space

3 Jul 2017 | Public space is a fundamental ingredient in our cities because it is a platform where people can ...  

All the world’s a stage and all our politicians merely players

24 Mar 2017 | Politicians fill their roles day after day; some of the players may change, but the roles remain ...  

Fed up? Stand up! March in March 2017: For all the things our politicians are(n't)

23 Mar 2017 | Hundreds of thousands of Australians are ready to protest the Turnbull Government's unfair poli ...  

The atmospherics of the Centrelink robo-debt debacle

9 Mar 2017 | Was the robo-debt scheme's main purpose to frighten, confuse and discourage people seeking welf ...  

Media Sauce: Global report shows we don’t trust elites or institutions

24 Feb 2017 | If we don't trust elites or institutions, can we trust ourselves?  

Post-Truth media muddies the CFA dispute

17 Feb 2017 | Time for the media to stop peddling lies by politicians and adopt The New York Times' solution.  

Taxpayers' money wasted while ACT Housing turns a blind eye

16 Feb 2017 | With the second highest rate of homelessness in Australia, mismanagement by Housing ACT is comp ...  

Private prisons, TiSA and the human services privatisation creep

28 Jan 2017 | As the Government moves to privatise even more vital public service, TiSA remains on the agenda ...  

Politicians need a dose of reality because Australians have had a gutful

11 Jan 2017 | If we want representative government, we need to screech like banshees when politicians abuse ...  

I see homeless people

7 Jan 2017 | Former staff member at Housing NSW, K M Steele, talks about her year helping the homeless.  

Wedge proofing our fire services: A solution to the CFA dispute

6 Jan 2017 | A return to the geographical and bureaucratic split between urban professional and rural ...  

Happy News Year!

3 Jan 2017 | Contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence reviews the year that was and begins 2017 with a good ...  

Stop bullying firefighters, please!

22 Dec 2016 | A recent review of the mental health of firefighters in the MFB has prompted one firefighter to ...  

Time to apply Chautauqua to Australia

6 Dec 2016 | The concept of a Chautauqua could be applied in Australia, writes Bruce Haigh — particularly in ...  

Volunteering: Paying it forward

6 Dec 2016 | In 2016, 43.7 per cent of Australian adults volunteered a total of 932 million hours​​​†...  

Think For Yourself: The Clown Purge

15 Oct 2016 | What’s with all the clowns? IA critical thinker John Turnbull examines the latest viral fad and ...