Health

By Denis Hay Description Private health rebate cuts raise a bigger question: why not use public money to build fast, universal healthcare for every Australian? Last Fact Checked: 31 July 2026 Proposed rebate cuts could […]

Royal Australian College of GPs Media Release The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has urged the Federal Government to act on a major independent review of community pharmacy, saying its recommendations would improve patient […]

Climate Lies and Lives at Stake – When the Fossil Fuel Industry, Corporations, and Consultants Collude to Kill the Future Dedicated to my wife, who taught me that true courage is not facing the facts […]

Palliative Care Australia Media Release Palliative Care Australia (PCA) says the Australian Government’s move to establish the first permanent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner role is an important step towards safer, fairer […]

By Alicia Lucas Part 2: “AI” models – left trying to fix the mess – better to try and stop it during the early stages This part contains a summary of cases where it is […]

The Incentive Economy Part 4 – The Business of Productivity Working Harder So the Spreadsheet Feels Better Dad’s Test Did I have this problem five minutes ago? Who benefits if I believe I do? What […]

By Dr Dan Steinbock From Gaza and beyond, Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children. It is in line with the new Obliteration Doctrine and the topic of a new UN report. […]

By Chen Ziqi   Across the world, the strength of a governing party is often measured through numbers: approval ratings, economic indicators, or public surveys. In China, another indicator is remarkable: the number of Party […]

By Denis Hay   Description Corporate Influence in Australian Politics: How lobbyists, political donations and the revolving door shape government decisions and public policy. Corporate influence in Australian politics has become a growing concern for many […]

By James Moore   “A father is someone you carry inside yourself forever, whether you want to or not.” – John Updike My father was getting older and I figured spending too much time alone in […]

Never make laws regarding the unmeasurable and the uncontainable. The silliness of these injunctive measures can only come back and bite. Prohibit brothels, and decent whoring goes into, quite literally, dens of unmonitored squalor, lacking […]

By Maria Millers Alas, this exciting news from 2023… “It’s truly exciting news that Australia is about to appoint its first poet laureate in 200 years. At last the Albanese government is giving poetry proper recognition […]

Adelaide University Media Release More than 3000 Australians die by suicide each year, yet one of the strongest known drivers of suicide risk – unemployment – remains largely overlooked in Australia’s suicide prevention programs. Now, […]

The Free Market Myth: How Neoliberalism Became a Theology of Extraction, and Why Australia is Paying the Price Dedication: To my wife – who taught me that the only true market is a garden, and […]

By Denis Hay Description The Australia I entered at 15 no longer exists. Discover how government training programs, apprenticeships, and secure jobs shaped a generation and what changed. Introduction When I left school at 15 and […]