Working together to overcome Covid-19
When we come out on the other side of this pandemic it will show that decisive leadership, the courage to act quickly and strategically is crucial.
Flaws in health system exposed
Much has been said about the poor leadership of the Prime Minister on Covid-19 with confusing messaging and ad hoc and changing decisions but the lack of preparedness for this …
Democracy under threat
Two things have happened in the past two weeks that should be of great concern to all Australians. Craig Hill, National Vice President Australian Democrats @AustDems First, the Prime Minister …
Dr Norman Swan on the ABC
At last, some straight-talking from the Prime Minister this afternoon (Wed 18th) but the ABC and Dr Norman Swan, in particular, are proving excellent sources of commonsense, up to date …
Climate change denials & the toilet paper wars
by Craig Hill, Democrats National Vice President – The fear about coronavirus seems worse than the virus itself, yet somehow the fear of climate change seems not to have hit …
Public health is not a political game
by Dr Roger Yazbek, Democrats health campaigner As Australia prepares to face a rising number of COVID-19 cases, the Prime Minister and his party seem more concerned with playing politics …
Sick leave for casuals – it makes sense
The last thing we want is sick people turning up for work because they are casual workers with no sick leave. The fair and most sensible action the Government can take …
Hanson wrong on Closing the Gap
Pauline Hanson recently responded to the latest annual Closing the Gap Report. At the outset, I am not going to call her a racist – that’s a word too often used to …
Coronavirus: is government really prepared?
Dr Roger Yazbek, Democrats health campaigner Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has caused uncertainty and panic around the world, with governments scrambling to minimise disease spread. We still know little about the virus, …
Mardi Gras – we were there from the start!
Did you know? The Australian Democrats were the first party in Australia to have a written policy requiring the decriminalisation of homosexual activity. Sounds odd now but former Democrats Senator …