Politics

I Acknowledge The Traditional Author of This Piece

"Briefly acknowledging we’ve f*&ked over a race of people before moving on to the introductory remarks from the Director of the National Institute of Sodding Whatever might just be a tad patronising." Lee Zachariah weighs in on tokenism. Read more

Are You Un-Australian?

Megan Blandford discusses what it means to be un-Australian - a term so contradictory and insulting it doesn't even really make sense. Read more

Eating Electronic Soap: The Fight To Stop The Clean Feed

In this comprehensive and informative piece on the Australian Government's proposed 'Clean Feed' for the Internet, Tom Valcanis argues why it's simply not a good plan for Australia to adopt. Read more

The Many Faces of Homelessness in Australia

Catherine Bolt is an amazing woman. She is a writer, photographer, humanitarian, conservationist, wife and mother of 9 children. She has recently become homeless. This is her story. Read more

Hopenhagen: Australia & the COP15 Climate Conference

Tim Lindenmayer cuts out the fluff and explains exactly what the COP15 Climate Conference is, and why it's so important, for Australia and the world. Read more

Ute-Gate – A Perspective

Jonathan Howcroft examines the recent political battle - Rudd vs Turnbull - and realises that political judgement in contemporary Australia still has a some way to go. And only in Australia would a scandal involve a ute. Read more