Month: August 2025

How Australia’s leaders justify the unjustifiable while preaching democratic values By Leonie Saunders In my observations of Anthony Albanese before and after he was elected as leader of the ALP, then as Prime Minister, I […]

Preface: The Unraveling of a Democracy History rarely announces when a democracy begins to die. There is no grand ceremony, no flag lowered at half-mast. Democracies erode slowly – one institution at a time, one […]

Oxfam Australia Media Release Oxfam Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of an additional $20 million in humanitarian assistance for Gaza, but warns it falls far short of what is needed as the threat of […]

In a presidency that feels like a reality show stuck on endless reruns, Season 2 of The Apprentice: White House Edition is delivering peak chaos. President Trump’s latest firings look less like government reshuffles and […]

Almost 100,000 Australians joined in a responsible united front protest in support of Palestinians. This historical event challenged the recent genocide from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. These contemporary horrors in Gaza and […]

By James Moore The idea was steeped in silly optimism. We went to the beach for a long weekend with another couple to try to “ease our troublin’ minds.” A simple plan emerged to sit […]

Neurobiology Unveils the Outdated Brains of the LNP: Projection, Denialism, and a Drift from the Sensible Centre By Sue Barrett Dear John and Paul… Your recent tirades -Anderson’s “bird-brain” and “pig ignorant” jabs at teal […]

This account draws from conversations with a close family member of Mark Thompson, the central figure. To protect their privacy, names and locations have been changed. The events described, however, are true. What follows is […]

Federal Coalition Members of Parliament are again demanding that Australia give up it’s ‘obsession’ with renewable energy with (former Nationals Leader) Barnaby Joyce reported as saying “if the rest of the world’s not doing it, […]

By Peter Brown In a move that feels more like a relic from the past than a policy for the future, Nationals MPs Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan are once again championing coal. Calling for […]