Democracy
The time to fight the battle of ideas is now

Under the Abbott Government, we’ve seen a tectonic shift to the right in response to gains made ...  
Ignorance is crippling Australia

An apathetic and uninformed citizenry, electing clueless second-rate politicians to govern us, is ...  
Building a shared vision for Australia’s future

There is widespread dissatisfaction with the government and the political system. Claudia Perry ...  
Horses

What do horses see, asks Gee.  
Vivian Malo's Bust the Budget liberation intervention

Vivian Malo from First Nations Liberation staged an intervention at the Bust the Budget rally in ...  
Sydney March in May: A glorious day of fun and indignation

A beautiful day, clear skies, and a strange atmospheric mix of indignation and party greeted the ...  
Framed democracy: Democracy 2.0

Every significant issue affecting society has many angles, sides and ways to interpret it, and ...  
Tony Fitzgerald QC slams Qld LNP, Newman and Bleijie's 'old, bad habits'

In a submission to the Queensland Parliament, esteemed former anti-corruption commissioner Tony ...  
March in March Brisbane: Abbott protest above party politics

In his speech to the Brisbane March in March in March, organiser and former ALP state candidate ...  
March in March Gold Coast: Down with the corporatists

In a speech to the Gold Coast March in March today, managing editor David Donovan minces no words ...  
Tony Abbott, Andrew Bolt and ‘RESIGN, DICKHEAD’

‘RESIGN, DICKHEAD’ was one of the most popular signs at the Melbourne March in March last ...  
March in March movement puts Abbott on notice

From 15-17 March 2014, a new protest movement took to the streets of cities and towns all over ...  
Canberra March in March: Social media made flesh

David Horton was at the Canberra March in March protest yesterday, which he says was social media ...  
Birth of a progressive coalition: 30,000 attend March in March in Melbourne

The March in March was a stunning success for the grass roots organisers, writes Mike Marriott ...  
March in March: Campbell Newman and the random legal danger

In a speech to the Brisbane March in March yesterday, senior counsel Stephen Keim says Queensla ...  
Melbourne March in March

At the 30,000 strong Melbourne March in March yesterday was Graham Jackson, who says the value of ...  
Post-democratic times

If we still had an unmanacled press and lived in democratic times, the Abbott Government would be ...  
Liberal lies and military manipulations

It has been a bad month for Australia’s defence minister and the armed forces he is charged with ...  
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