Malcolm Turnbull Benches Team Australia, But Will The Narrative On Terrorism Change?
The dialling down of the rhetoric is welcome, but will there also be a new narrative, asks Nick Pendergrast. On Friday, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm…More
Australian Politics View all
The Parramatta Shooting: New Rhetoric, Same Old Problem?
When Turnbull ousted Abbott, I made some predictions about his trajectory. One was that he…More
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A Nuclear Future: Sydney Conference Calls For A ‘Fact-Based’ Debate
Nuclear advocates staged their biennial conference last week, and Thom Mitchell went along to find out what all the fuss was…More
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On Mental Health Week We Should Remember The Forgotten Children
As Australia marks Mental Health Week we should stop to remember that it is not only wealthy Australians who are…More
Asylum Seekers View all
Seven Important Takeaways On Refugee Policy, Nauru, And ‘The Pacific Solution’
For a policy area usually marked by silence, it’s been one hell of a noisy…More
Eleven Arrested Supporting Nauru Refugee Reportedly Pregnant After Sexual Assault
Eleven people were arrested today occupying the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Lee Street…More
Tanya Plibersek ‘Deeply Concerned’ By Nauru Rapes; Less Concerned About Bringing Victims To Oz
Labor’s Shadow Foreign Minister says she is “deeply concerned” about reports of sexual violence against…More
Violence Against Women In Australia, Bad; Violence Against Women In The Care Of Australia, Acceptable
In his first major policy announcement last week the new Prime Minister unveiled a serious…More
Business & Consumerism View all
Debt Shy Labor Lacking Courage On Public Infrastructure
Whatever would have happened with the Government’s leadership, it was inevitable that Labor would make political capital out of Abbott’s…More
Education View all
Christopher Pyne: The Fixer Who Left Australia With A Broken Higher Education System
It looks like university deregulation is dead. At least for now. That’s the key message from new Education Minister Simon…More
Workers' Rights View all
There’s No Jobs On A Dead Planet
“We have a rendez-vous with humanity.” With that statement, the International Trade Union Confederation Climate Summit, ‘No Jobs on a…More