Democracy
Karen Wyld latest artist to pay the price for speaking out about Gaza

Author Karen Wyld's black&write award was revoked after QLD Premier David Crisafulli wrote to ...  
Australians resoundingly reject ratbaggery of the religious Right

The May Election confirmed no appetite for U.S.-style religious meddling in Australia’s polit ...  
In defence of diplomacy: A path to Australian independence

Australia cannot make diplomacy its first line of defence until it reclaims the independence it ...  
Timor-Leste shows us the true spirit of independence

While Timor-Leste flies flags for a freedom it fought for, Australia still hesitates to claim its ...  
Australia's news media landscape may have changed forever

The influence of the malicious mainstream newsrooms should be reassessed following Labor’s ...  
Election showed democracy working well in Australia

With anti-democratic movements stirring around the globe, Australia went to the polls in an ...  
Leying down the new order with Sussan: A Liberal Party fictional tale

A woman has been voted leader of the Liberal Party, but will Sussan Ley listen to voters and ...  
Election recap: Democracy was done but with dark clouds at extreme Right

Barring collapse in the outside world, Labor has the makings of great change for Australian ...  
Rejection of LNP first step in eliminating Australia's Far-Right

The 2025 Federal Election was an indication that Australians have had enough of the rise in ...  
World turns its back on Haiti's desperate plight

While Australia has its share of problems, the economic, political and social struggles of Haiti ...  
Australian independence beckons as U.S. decays

With the U.S. steadily descending into political chaos and social decline, Australia's inde ...  
Now let’s see how Labor transforms the nation

Labor’s winning margin virtually guarantees it two terms of significant reform, with more beyond ...  
Coalition bombs itself with nuclear energy policy

While the Coalition was determined to switch Australia over to nuclear energy, voters had another ...  
Election fallout reflects a changing nation — we need politicians to change with it

The nation's shifting core group has outgrown, outnumbered and outclassed the politicians stil ...  
Opportunity for major government system reform has arrived

After the historic election results, progressive action is now needed to reform Australia's syst ...  
Winners and losers: Landslide win for preferences, not voters

We do not want a complicated system, but we do want a system closer to "one vote, one value". ...  
'Move fast and break things': Trump's first 100 days

The first 100 days of Donald Trump's second presidency have seen an unprecedented level of chao ...  
Support grows for change in political spam exemption

It isn't illegal for political parties to spam text voters before an election, but maybe it shou ...  
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