Environment

Report after report shows that Australia is failing to arrest the decline of its natural ecosystems.  Climate change is worsening the risk for severe bushfires, floods, droughts, and heatwaves. As …

HMS Audacious construction

Nuclear submarine madness

Today’s Age Article by Peter Hartcher confirms that the LNP and ALP want the nuclear submarines so that Australia (Zero nuclear weapons) can directly threaten China (350+ nuclear weapons). This …

Foreign affairs – a new approach

As a strong, confident, self-reliant democracy, Australia has the capacity to play a prominent role in helping solve the big global issues of global poverty, climate change, conflict, and displacement …

Standing with First Nations

It is the greatest stain on our country that First Nations Peoples are not recognised in the Australian Constitution. There is no treaty, no voice, too few rights. Representation of First …

Income support

Many current income support payments are less than half the poverty level. One in 200 people are homeless in Australia and many more are struggling with sky-high rents. The statistics …

Aged care

The Royal Commission into Aged Care found significant fault in the aged care system as a whole and uncovered neglect, abuse, indifference, and poor leadership. It said one-third of aged …

Transport

Australia needs a national plan to shift from an outdated, fossil fuel-based transport system that clogs up roads and is our second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Australia ranks 1/3rd …

An economy for the people

It’s clear – career politicians in the major parties have neither the will nor the capacity to serve the best interests of the nation. Low and middle-income workers have been hard …