‘Gonski 2.0’ Has Exposed Deep Divisions On The Left And Right
Simon Birmingham’s big win on schools funding has opened up wide divisions between different factions of both the Liberals and the Greens, writes Ben Eltham.…More
Aboriginal Affairs View all
Bad Aunty: 10 Years On, How ABC Lateline Sparked The Racist NT Intervention (With Introduction By John Pilger)
The article below by Chris Graham, editor of New Matilda, appears on my initiative. 21…More
Environment View all
The Finkel Report: Back To The Future And The 1960s
The Finkel Report is not only too accommodating of the Coalition’s coal fetish, as Ben Eltham points out. It’s also…More
Civil Society View all
The Donald Tweets, Journalists Drop All Pretense of Impartiality
One of the great myths of the mainstream media is the notion of impartiality… that is, journalists not just conducting…More
Asylum Seekers View all
The Mental Trauma We’re Inflicting On Asylum Seekers Is Entirely Preventable
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre has a major fundraising effort coming up. Dr Samantha Ratnam…More
International Women’s Day: Something To Celebrate, Unless You’re In Immigration Detention
Another International Women’s Day has rolled around. There will be breakfasts and gatherings as women…More
Peter Dutton Confirms It: The US Refugee Deal Is Founded On Prejudice
It’s not often you get to say this but the Minister for Immigration did a…More
There Is A Fresh Asylum Seeker Crisis In Australia, And We Need To Act Now
The Turnbull government is once again targeting asylum seekers, this time those already living in…More
Business & Consumerism View all
A Reality You Can’t Dig Yourself Out Of – Adani’s Coal Mine Is A Dud
In a world where coal has no future, the proposed Adani mine should not be given serious consideration. Even if…More
Education View all
The Liberals Are Lifting Higher Learning Out Of Reach For Poorer Australians
The conservative attacks on higher education continue, with the poorest Australians being asked to contribute the most, write Richard Hil and…More
Workers' Rights View all
The National Rifle Association Takes A Shot At Australia, And Misses
It seems the American gun lobbyist may have taken Donald Trump’s ‘alternative facts’ theory a little too seriously. Max Chalmers…More