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EDITORIAL: Wayne Swan — the two major parties are not the same

Many Australians are rightly concerned that the Federal Opposition has, by passing the Assistance ...  
Climate change is not up for debate

The full effects of climate change are nearly upon us. We can't afford to keep arguing about ...  
British walk-out from Europe has been a long time coming

Debate in the British parliament over the Draft Agreement with Brussels has produced above all ...  
Does the Labor Party deserve our vote?

Is the Labor Party offering a genuine, inspiring alternative to the current mess of a Governmen ...  
Will Shorten blow It?

If anything was demonstrated by the last day of Federal Parliament it was that Bill Shorten looked ...  
British Brexit mess over Europe

The agreement between the British Government and European Union has proved complicated and ...  
Climate strikes: No, the kids aren't alright

“If you were doing your job properly, we wouldn't be here.”  
Neoliberalism, the ALP and the full death rattle Morrison Government

If they win power in 2019, will the Labor Party be any better than this full death rattle Morrison ...  
Labor must find a strategy to defuse Coalition bullying

It isn’t difficult to grasp the argument that Bill Shorten capitulated to the Morrison Govern ...  
The scourge of neoliberal private-public finance

The intrusion of private finance in the public sphere has had disastrous consequences, writes John ...  
PM Morrison, the 'puffed up, flim flam man', sacrifices human rights — again

The weak Morrison Government has sacrificed human rights, yet again, in a bid to save its own ...  
Wren's week: national security, climate change and LGBTI discrimination

This week, John Wren discusses the dangerous way our politicians frame national security, the ...  
First they damage the economy, then they fudge the figures

It is bad enough that the Coalition is dismantling Australia’s economy piece by piece. Now they ...  
Come on, Bill and Richard, join the political revolution!

Bernie Sanders and Stephanie Kelton are strong role models for our own political leaders to ...  
PRESS GALLERY SKETCH: The last wretched days of a dying Government

The last day of chaos in Federal Parliament shows this is a Government out of control, writes ...  
Medical evidence steps up campaign to end Nauru

The campaign to put a stop to the cruelty on Nauru has received a boost from the celebrity comm ...  
The consequences to Sydney of Liberal re-election

Bringing back the Liberal Government will have adverse effects to Sydney's infrastructure and ...  
The Victorian election, the middle class and the Liberal Party

Michael Galvin breaks down some of the reasons behind the Liberal Party's loss at the Victorian ...  
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