Populist Politics: Australia’s One Nation and the American Warning
Australia must learn from the deterioration of democratic freedoms of the United States and defend the freedoms of individuals and independence of the courts.
Australia must learn from the deterioration of democratic freedoms of the United States and defend the freedoms of individuals and independence of the courts.
The exclusionary politics that devastated the Haitian people are being played out almost a century later in the United States.
The Muslim community is culturally and politically diverse, historically engaged in reasoned debate, whilst contemporaneously progressive and inclusive.
I have been voting in Australian elections for decades. Over that time I have supported a range of parties and individuals – Liberal when I thought they had the right…
Representations of Islam as a perpetual aggressor against Western traditions are a facile expression of correlation equalling causation.
Addressing isolated racism whilst ignoring that against other ethnicities or cultures is a bandage to a systemic wound.
Ignorance in debate by public figures and willful misrepresentation by media underscore the exclusive rhetoric that fractures societal cohesion.
Entrenched Australian romanticism in the face of the demographic, religious and economic changes of multiculturalism sets a path to democratic inequality.
Racism, particularly for Indigenous people and visible minorities, is a significant issue, despite Australia's strong integration and social cohesion.
Every life is of equal value – a truth without borders, without exceptions.
Breaches of evidentiary practices demonstrate the racism and corruption within the AFP and ACT Government, opening avenues to the UN human rights forums.
Claytons: the drink you have when you’re not having a drink. A brand for the fake, the substitute, the stand-in – Australia’s own way of pretending, performing the ritual of…
Exclusion of Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fatah by the Board of the Australian Writer's Festival is a shameful reflection of political interference.
Introduction The controversies that have circulated around the ACT Home Loan Portfolio and the Belconnen Pool tender process occupy a central place in the broader debate about governance, accountability, and…
As one of the originating members of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Aunty Isabel endeavoured to bridge the divide between people.
Back before the curries came, We knew just what was right – Meat pies, beer by midday, And brawls on Friday night.A country built on “fair go,” Well, only for…
Racism is a product of the environment, one we can reshape through collective action.
Thomas Emerson's Closing the Gap Bill is a crucial step toward dismantling the systemic racism in the ACT Public Service.
Blaming the costs of living, lack of housing and cultural issues to migration ignores the benefits, including economic growth and prosperity.