Housing security
The issues | The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive housing is a national calamity, and a stunning failure of …
I’m all for EVs – Heath McKenzie
My family and I are privileged to have an electric car which we love but over the next few years all new transport vehicles will need to be electric – …
Why we worry about nuclear bombs
The issues “So long as anyone has nuclear weapons, others will want them. So long as anyone possesses nuclear weapons, they are bound, one day, to be used, by accident …
Reducing gambling harm
The issues Australians bet a staggering $244.3 billion in 2022-23 on legal forms of gambling and lost around A$25 billion that year, representing the largest per person losses in the world. Gambling has grown …
Good health!
The issues Despite Australia’s semi-universal public health care system funded through Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and through subsidised private health insurance, there remains significant inequity in both access to, …
Australia needs a climate plan
The issues | Human-caused global warming is already irreversible on the timescale of people alive today and will worsen in decades to come (NASA). The world must change its approach to energy, recognise the limits …
Political party financing
The issues Without spending caps, our election debates are dominated by those with the biggest bank balance, not those with the best ideas. Alice Drury, Human Rights Law Centre There …
Whistleblower and journalist protection
The issues “Australia is now 39th in Reporters Sans Frontiers’ World Press Freedom Index, a staggering decline of 20 places since 2018. This reflects a fact acknowledged by both the …
Heath McKenzie contests Dunkley
Long-time Seaford resident, Heath McKenzie the Australian Democrats candidate for the Dunkley by-election. (Still) keeping the bastards honest Heath is married with three young children and has lived in the …