SA’s political donation ban
We welcome the plan to ban all political donations announced by South Australian Premier, Peter Malinauskas, ahead of the next state election. The plan appears to balance the need for …
Former PM in the deep end, cashing in on influence
Leaving parliament in late February, it seems Scott Morrison landed an adviser’s job for Seafloor Minerals Fund, a deep-sea mining venture capital business, set up to ‘support the strategic goals of AUKUS’. …
Let’s have truth in political advertising
The issues | We are now in an era of post-truth, an age of disinformation. Political advertising campaigns should be presented in an objective, fair and accessible manner and justified …
Housing security
The issues | The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive housing is a national calamity, and a stunning failure of …
I’m all for EVs – Heath McKenzie
My family and I are privileged to have an electric car which we love but over the next few years all new transport vehicles will need to be electric – …
Why we worry about nuclear bombs
The issues “So long as anyone has nuclear weapons, others will want them. So long as anyone possesses nuclear weapons, they are bound, one day, to be used, by accident …
Reducing gambling harm
The issues Australians bet a staggering $244.3 billion in 2022-23 on legal forms of gambling and lost around A$25 billion that year, representing the largest per person losses in the world. Gambling has grown …
Australia needs a climate plan
Human-caused global warming is already irreversible on the timescale of people alive today and will worsen in decades to come (NASA). The world must change its approach to energy, recognise the limits to endless growth, …
Political party financing
The issues Without spending caps, our election debates are dominated by those with the biggest bank balance, not those with the best ideas. Alice Drury, Human Rights Law Centre There …
Whistleblower and journalist protection
The issues “Australia is now 39th in Reporters Sans Frontiers’ World Press Freedom Index, a staggering decline of 20 places since 2018. This reflects a fact acknowledged by both the …