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 payback
The Government has just said it will repay $721 million raised by 470,000 debt notices unlawfully imposed on welfare recipients in one of the most punitive and incompetent debacles yet …
Reform overdue in secrecy acts
Our submission to the Government’s Open Government Partnership commitments calls for a major review and reform of Commonwealth laws that allow secret prosecutions, trials and imprisonment. You didn’t know this …
Our submission on sports rorts
The Senate Committee inquiring into the administration of Sports Grants has accepted our submission and this is now public here: In addition to the use of grants for political advantage, …
Call to action on Timor prosecutions
Witness K and his lawyer Bernard Collaery are accused by Government prosecutors of being a threat to national security. Why? Because they blew the whistle on Australia’s shameful behaviour in …
Nanny needed
Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP Once again, politicians are in the news, but not about the work of Parliament. Again, it’s about themselves. The Nth sequel in leadership assassinations was about the …
