Community, not curfew
Last week the Queensland opposition leader Deb Frecklington announced plans for a trial of curfews in Cairns and Townsville. Children under 14 would be subject to a curfew of 8pm, …
Nuclear weapons now illegal
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, initiated in Melbourne back in 2007 by ICAN, has now been ratified by 50 countries meaning it will enter into force in …
The Arts – still missing out
The initial impact of the Coronavirus pandemic was felt with the cancellation of large outdoor events. Bluesfest was cancelled on March 16, just days after the Australian F1 Grand Prix …
Economic solutions part 1 – laying the groundwork
The tax cuts for mid to high-income earners passed this month, demonstrating that the Federal Government either doesn’t understand how the economy works, or it is playing the Australian people …
National anti-corruption commission urgent
Here’s a proposition: No one should be above the law, not members of parliament, not their staff, not public servants, not ordinary citizens. And another: Members of parliament should not …
We are all more insecure
Professor Patrick McGorry, in The Age this morning warns there has been a surge in traffic to crisis helplines and emergency departments and a 31% increase in Victorians seeking help …
Climate reality check 2020
This great little flip book by Australian think tank, Break/Through is designed to help climate practitioners, advocates, journalists, business leaders, and policymakers better understand the alarming mismatch between the current …
‘Wilfully destructive’ – UN on major disasters
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction reported yesterday that climate change was largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years. It said 7,348 major …
Govt energy budget rort
The Prime Minister’s determination to ignore global warming and shower his fossil fuel and political mates with public money is on full display in this budget. $11 million to refurbish …
Govt. cuts budget scrutiny
Billions of dollars in government spending could go without scrutiny, after the Morrison Government slashed the Auditor General’s budget. The Government has quietly cut $14m from the operating budget of …