Opinion: Identify, Disrupt bill intrusive, dangerous and undemocratic
The Surveillance Legislation Amendment Bill is an attack on our freedom, privacy and, ultimately, democracy.
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 …
Parliament is built on male privilege. That must change
It’s a great privilege to be elected to Parliament and to create laws that shape society and guide workplaces across Australia. However, some male parliamentarians see it differently. For them …
Pratt Holdings – donates $3m, gets $10m from fire fund
The world’s biggest privately-owned paper mill operation, owned by one of the richest people in Australia, Anthony Pratt, received $10m from the Federal Government under the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery …
Rorts watch
We are keeping tabs on the huge number of abuses of power by governments and their agencies – Federal and state – and it’s an alarmingly long list. We just …
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 …
Our donations policy released
The Australian Democrats intend to contest the next Federal election and we will certainly need donations to win seats in the Parliament but here is how we will deal with …
Company tax cuts foolish
Resurrecting company tax cuts amounts to a corporate giveaway. This money – $147.2 billion over the first 6 years – would be better spent on economic recovery. Indeed, all the evidence …
Here’s how to stop branch stacking
Branch stacking in the Labor Party ain’t exactly new so good to see the Premier finally sacking Adem Somyurek and referring him to IBAC but it’s not enough. The 2014 …
Robodebt incompetence – who pays?
It now appears the cost of the damage done to people by Robodebt is around $1 billion. We don’t begrudge anyone compensation but this is a massive cost that should have …
