News & Views Kindness is being shown around the country, but not enough by the PM Last month the PM asked as to show kindness. He needs to try harder to demonstrate that kindness himself, writes Neela Janakiramanan
News & Views ‘You’re a climate denier’: Craig Kelly gets the schooling he deserves “You are burying your head in the sand. You aren’t a climate sceptic you are a climate denier,” Laura Tobin schooled Craig Kelly this morning.
News & Views In search of national leadership more meaningful than ‘how good’ we are Cricket team photo opps and “how good are we!” platitudes are not enough.
News & Views The good, the bad & the ugly of the year that was 2019 Between drought, bushfires, elections & politics Georgie Dent reflects on 2019 and sees causes for despair but identifies pockets of hope too.
News & Views This government must commit to providing firefighters everything they need & more Kristine Ziwica recalls how her local NY firefighters perished in 9/11 in this call for those protecting Australians to be given everything they need.
Politics Is Scott Morrison taking a Hawaiian holiday while the country burns? Scott Morrison has skipped out of town to take an overseas Hawaiian holiday at a time when Australians are desperately seeking guidance following a horror few months.
News & Views Scott Morrison, How can you talk religion while the country’s burning? Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under fire for holding a press conference on religious freedom in Sydney as the city was suffocated by smoke.
News & Views As the country burns, our leaders turn away We are a nation under siege from fires exacerbated by climate change, yet the silence and complete inaction at a federal level is deafening.
News & Views Morrison government slashes funding to only peak body for Indigenous DV victims From June 2020 the Morrision government will slash funding to the FVPLS Forum- removing Indigenous women’s voices from the national DV agenda.
News & Views Three female department heads to go in public service overhaul Scott Morrison has announced a major overhaul of Australia’s public service that will see four departments eliminated and five secretaries lose their jobs.
Sport Scott Morrison thinks cricket is the antidote to our country burning “Going to be a great summer of cricket, and for our firefighters and fire-impacted communities, I’m sure our boys will give them something to cheer for.”
Politics Barnaby Joyce reaches all time low with bushfire death comments It’s hard to believe the conduct of Barnaby Joyce could still shock us, but here we are. In the midst of a national crisis, the MP chose to play politics.