News & Views A tale of male politicians so desperate they will blow up their own party Many male politicians are throwing their toys out of the cot. When the entitled feel their grip on power is slipping they come out swinging.
News & Views ‘Respect for women in politics is years behind’:Julia Banks quits the Liberal Party The Morrison government has been dealt a critical blow this morning, after influential MP Julia Banks quit the Liberal Party in favour of the crossbench.
News & Views ‘We will not comply’: When young people are told to quit protesting climate change inaction Students set to strike against inaction on climate change were told by the Prime Minister to stay in school, during Question Time on Monday.
News & Views Time for ‘Compassionate Compromise’: The Kerryn Phelps speech the PM didn’t stick around to hear Independent MP Kerryn Phelps has delivered he maiden speech in Parliament, calling on the ‘human experience” to enter the heart of political decisions.
News & Views Mark Latham, Scott Morrison, Barnaby Joyce & Donald Trump: I’m underwhelmed & uninspired Between Mark Latham, Scott Morrison, Barnaby Joyce & Donald Trump Georgie Dent is feeling underwhelmed & uninspired by the state of leadership in 2018.
News & Views Scott Morrison’s ‘fair dinkum’ bus is helping the PM listen. Are you getting heard? The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has got himself a bus, and it’s currently touring Queensland, so he can listen and learn direct from the people.
Local Government announces plans to relocate children off Nauru by end of year The government announced plans to see the children of asylum seekers relocated from detention centres on Manus and Nauru by the end of 2018.
Politics Party leaders deliver national apology to victims of child sexual assault Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten delivered a long-awaited national apology to victims of child sexual assault following Royal Commission findings in 2017.
News & Views End public funding of institutions that discriminate for real protection against discrimination Don’t be fooled. Those proposed changes to anti-discrimination laws to better protect students and teachers in religious schools and institutions won’t do much.
News & Views Let schools discriminate as long as ‘best interests’ of child considered? No Can anyone win from the recommendation giving schools the power to reject students based on their sexuality, that was contained in Religious Freedom Review?
Uncategorised The ‘urgent transformative’ change Australian politicians refuse to accept is needed We need ‘urgent transformative’ change if we are to curb the worst outcomes of climate change. Australia has its head in a bucket of sand.
Life Sayonara tampon tax, we’re not sorry to see you go! The tampon tax is on the verge of being abolished for good, after all state and territory treasurers voted unanimously this morning.