As most people know things in Australian politics have been in a state of flux for some time and it appears that, short of a miracle, it will continue to remain as such for the foreseeable future. Under normal circumstances this would create a little bad feeling, irritation and a certain smug condescension on the part of the…
Over the last few days I have witnessed the culmination of a Faustian tragedy that has been slowing growing in Australia over the past few years. I watched as members of our Senate came close to breaking down in tears as their hands were forced to pass one of the ugliest pieces of legislation regarding…
Well as I said in a previous post things have gotten somewhat interesting here in the land of Oz and not in a good way. For a country that is supposed to pride itself about providing a ‘fair go’ for everyone we seem to be failing rather badly on a variety of fronts. I don’t…
Well now this is a lovely piece of snark from Smile – Be Happy, aimed at our illustrious Prime Minister and his minions. All of whom have just decided to gut funding into research, revoke funding for the environmental research and planning, increased the cost of medicare along with raising the age of the retirement…
Originally posted on The Australian Independent Media Network:
The Guardian has judged him as ‘’politically incorrect to the point of dementia’’ New Statesman said Abbott represents ‘’politics at its most crass, exploitative and disturbing’’ UK Labour MP Paul Flynn called him ‘’a bigoted airhead’’ The LA Times called itself ‘’scandalised by his prejudices’’ The Sydney…
Originally posted on xBorder:
Ever since private superannuation became compulsory in Australia, superannuation funds—and superannuation fund managers—have created an immense pool of investment dollars. Running in the trillions of dollars, these are both significant elements in the economy and, at the same time, they are also the retirement funds of thousands of workers. This is…
Originally posted on xBorder:
March 5th 2014 After much consideration we: Agnieszka Polska, Sara van der Heide, Nicoline van Harskamp and Nathan Gray, have decided to withdraw our works from the 19th Biennale of Sydney, because of its relation to Transfield, a company involved in the Australian government policy of mandatory detention. Our motivations reflect those…
Originally posted on Castan Centre for Human Rights Law :
On 2 March, over 500 academics from more than 30 Australian universities (including Castan Centre Directors and Associates) signed a letter to the Prime Minister calling for the immediate closure of the detention centres on Manus Island and in Nauru. Academics can still add their names at this…
Just a quick follow-up and thank you to those who read my post regarding the recent death of Reza Berati, a 23-year-old man from Iran while being held in a detention camp on Manus Island. A large shout out to all those who participated in the candlelight vigil either on their own or with a group. Click…
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