Second election television debate avoids the real issues
Contributed by Joe Montero Another debate between Scott Morrison and Tony Albanese and Another poor performance. Commentator Katharine Murphy described it as the Jerry Springer…
Climate warming has been ignored in the election debate
Contributed by Ben Wilson Research by Climate Analytics found that the Morrison government has failed to live up to its commitment in the 2015 Paris agreement…
The election is a fight of who is disliked the least – there is a clear and growing destabilisation in our politics
PhD student in sociology at the Australian National University Simon Copland and Elizabeth Humphries a political economist based at the University of Technology Sydney wrote…
Australia needs more public housing
Contributed by Glen Davis In Australia on any given night, an estimated one in every 200 people are homeless. Here in Victoria, the figure cited…
Money handed to Aspen Medical is another example of political corruption in Australia
Contributed from Victoria Hearing that health minister Greg Hunt gave a Canberra based medical group $1.1 billion in contracts, and without bothering to go through a…
Anthony Albanese’s new policies a small step towards what Australia needs
Contributed by Joe Montero Labor leader Anthony Albanese has finally announced dome keynote policies for the coming May election. The most important is the $15…
AUKUS is part of the replication of NATO expansionism in our region
Contributed by Joe Montero The AUKUS alliance involving the United States, Great Britain, and Australia goes under the pretence of being a security pact. It…
The rising cost of living should be taken seriously by our political leaders
Contributed by Ben Wilson New data from Vote Compass shows that Australians are worried about making ends meet as the cost of living starts to…
Macron wins but the big story is the fall of the traditional two party system
Contributed by Jim Hayes Last weekend Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election. He had stood against Marine Le Pen in a second round. Under…
The global economy is taking a turn for the worse and this is affecting all nations
Contributed by Joe Montero The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just downgraded its forecast growth for the global economy. The official growth has been revised…
