WHY I JOINED
I was looking for a balanced political choice with progressive ideas and no vested interests
I want a viable third party option. Really attracted to the values and policy platform
I want to be active within a party that makes real change.
To help protect democracy and bring about more responsibility from politicians
I like the middle ground the Party seeks to find, backed by scientific research
I hope to see a venerable old party rise from the dead and think I can help in the process
LATEST POSTS
Black Lives Matter in Australia Too
Australians are rightly horrified for, and supportive of, those protesting over policy brutality in the US. But we have a long and shameful history of…
Robodebt incompetence – who pays?
It now appears the cost of the damage done to people by Robodebt is around $1 billion. We don’t begrudge anyone compensation but this is a…
Bushfires killed ~445
The Menzies Institute for Medical Research told the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements on 25 May that 3,340 people were admitted to hospital…
Tech Roadmap predictable
Clinging to old ways is the best way to describe the Government’s Technology Investment Roadmap. Gas is the cornerstone – painted as the deliverer of ‘cheap…
Robodebt payback
The Government has just said it will repay $721 million raised by 470,000 debt notices unlawfully imposed on welfare recipients in one of the most…
One Million Jobs Plan
Beyond Zero Emissions has just released a plan they say is: ….nation building, transformative projects that can upgrade our economy, modernise our industry, reskill our…
LONGER READS
Mental health plan no answer to surge in youth job losses
The Federal Government’s National Mental Health and Wellbeing Pandemic Response Plan, announced on Friday 15 May, is grand enough in its rhetoric but the money…
Energy at the crossroads
This is the right time for governments to reshape the economy so it’s fit for purpose for at least the next few decades. Australia is…
Better-funded science can avoid health crises. Here’s why.
The covid-19 pandemic has exposed just how fragile the global economy is. In a matter of days, the world was turned on its head.
