Self-serving and undemocratic bill now passed!
Update: The Party Registration Integrity Bill was quietly fast-tracked through Parliament last week with the support of Labor. This means we have just 3 months to comply with the new …
Today is World Humanitarian Day. Think Afghanistan
As they fear for their lives, the people of Afghanistan need to know we will not abandon them. As the Taliban take over governance of Afghanistan they need to know …
On this day…. Janine Haines
On 18 August 1986, Janine Haines became the leader of the Australian Democrats and Australia’s first female party leader. Janine Carter, later Haines, was born in Tanunda, South Australia, on …
Grant Afghan asylum seekers visas now
It is beyond depraved that all this government can do in this humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, is to offer a moratorium on sending Afghan refugees in Australia back to Afghanistan! …
IPCC: PM blames China, spins big time
It’s hard to know where to start on the Morrison response, or lack of it, to the IPCC report. At his press conference he said: Unless we can get the …
A decade of climate action
Today we release our election platform – A Decade of Climate Action – it’s our demand for urgent action to reduce greenhouse emissions over the next ten years. In a …
IPCC: climate change widespread, rapid and intensifying
The Report of the 6th assessment by the IPCC of global warming and how it affects the world is out and it’s a massive wake-up call. The report says Earth will …
Youth at back of vax queue
Young Australians are some of the hardest hit demographics from COVID-19 and the impact of the crisis will be felt for decades to come. When the talk of vaccines and …
Why the nation needs the crossbench
Thanks to Senator Rex Patrick for successfully challenging the so-called national cabinet and all its secrecy. Yesterday Justice Richard White of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ruled that the national cabinet …
Holgate $1.1 m settlement
Once more taxpayers will foot the bill, this time for the reckless act of the Prime Minister in demanding Christine Holgate resign as CEO of Australia Post for no good …
