Chris Mordd Richards

• Chris Mordd Richards is an independent freelance journalist in Canberra.

  Chris has been writing and publishing regularly since 2016 on a variety of online news sites, as he hones his skills and learns the craft of journalism.

  Chris comes from a background of being homeless as a teen, relies on the Disability Support Pension as an adult and battles mental health challenges every day due to his Autism and Anxiety Disorders.

  Chris writes from the lived experience of those on the lower end of the ladder in life, the oppressed, the marginalised, the mistreated, the misunderstood. Through his writing, Chris endeavours to give voice to those who normally lack one in modern society.

  You can follow Chris on Twitter @Mordd_IndyMedia

Articles written by Chris Mordd Richards (31)

• 30 December 2020 | #7 TOP IA STORY OF 2020: Drop Bears feared extinct due to Australian bushfires
• 26 October 2020 | The Green wave that swept the 2020 A.C.T. Election
• 28 August 2020 | A.C.T. Government announces intent for permanent pill testing site
• 14 August 2020 | One million trees — a bold vision for Canberra
• 31 July 2020 | Disabled, elderly and carers — a history of Centrelink coronavirus supports
• 24 July 2020 | How the A.C.T. is assisting homeless Canberrans during the COVID-19 crisis
• 2 July 2020 | Vaping 'victory' is far from a win, just another LNP con
• 16 May 2020 | A.C.T. ‘legalised’ cannabis and the sky is yet to fall in
• 30 March 2020 | Scott Morrison addresses the nation
• 14 February 2020 | Climate activist stages hunger strike outside Parliament House
• 8 February 2020 | Protesters circle Parliament House against climate inaction
• 11 January 2020 | Drop Bears feared extinct due to Australian bushfires
• 10 May 2019 | Meet your A.C.T. election candidates – Independents/minor parties
• 7 May 2019 | Pill testing a life saving success — it's time for government funding
• 27 April 2019 | Meet your A.C.T. Election candidates – Australian Greens
• 19 April 2019 | A.C.T. Cannabis Bill delayed, but not out
• 23 February 2019 | GetUp launches Canberra election campaign
• 11 February 2019 | A.C.T. set to legalise cannabis
• 30 January 2019 | A.C.T. Parliament welcomes media scrutiny, unlike Federal Parliament
• 25 November 2018 | Radically reviewing our homelessness crisis
• 20 September 2018 | A.C.T. Housing continues to waste money, ignore tenants
• 1 June 2018 | Australia needs to act on homelessness
• 15 April 2018 | REVIEW: David Bradbury's documentary 'America and Me'
• 29 March 2018 | Second walk to Canberra gains little support for Manus Island refugees
• 12 March 2018 | Will changing its offshore detention policy cost Labor government?
• 17 February 2018 | Father pledges second walk to Canberra to support Manus Island refugees
• 24 August 2017 | Did NXT's Sharkie withdraw support for Turnbull? No, just another media fail
• 13 August 2017 | The unknown homeless man and the Mayor of Martin Place
• 4 May 2017 | Protest at 'secret' ACT military base: ‘Peace Witness in a Time of Endless War’
• 16 February 2017 | Taxpayers' money wasted while ACT Housing turns a blind eye
• 5 July 2016 | The Good, The Bad, and The Hilarious: 2016 Federal election wrap