Australia: general politics
09
Aug
2013
by
John Pilger -
Published in
General
John Pilger on the corporate control of Australia's media.
05
Aug
2013
by
Ben Hillier -
Published in
General
One thing certain to come out of the 2013 federal election is that it will be won by a right wing party.
05
Aug
2013
The exercise in democracy that Australia is embarking on over the next month is the most reactionary and dispiriting in living memory.
26
Jul
2013
by
Steph Price -
Published in
General
Pensioners are refusing to put up with poverty-level entitlements, writes Steph Price.
23
Jul
2013
by
Tom O'Lincoln -
Published in
General
Police taking youth to Papua New Guinea is an exercise in cultural imperialism.
19
Jun
2013
by
Steph Price -
Published in
General
Australia’s largest landlords have been handed the power to deduct money from the welfare payments of their tenants.
09
Jun
2013
Queensland treasurer Tim Nicholls released the Liberal National Party’s second state budget on 4 June.
09
Jun
2013
by
Larry Auld -
Published in
General
Brisbane activists have protested an appearence by Tony Abbott at an LNP fundraiser.
14
May
2013
The budget is in deficit, but there is a massive surplus. The problem is that it is concentrated in the hands of a tiny minority, and the ALP isn't seriously interested in touching it.
30
Apr
2013
by
Richard Clements -
Published in
General
Police are still getting away with violence in Sydney.
16
Apr
2013
by
Heidi Claus -
Published in
General
On Sunday the Gillard government finally announced plans to fund education. It was an insult to students and educators.
16
Apr
2013
by
Louisa Bassini -
Published in
General
The complex social problems that manifest as “crime” find their root in the inequality of our current system.
21
Mar
2013
by
Roz Chidwick -
Published in
General
The opening night of the Marxism 2013 conference in Melbourne is only a week away.