Don Dale – still there, still harming children despite Commission
This week a settlement of $35 million was reached by the NT government for a class action covering 1200 young people who had been in Don Dale Youth Detention Centre …
Carpark rort
It’s a while since a government rort hit the headlines but there it is – $660.4 million for car parks, described by the National Audit Office this week as not …
Climate action bogged down in politics
The ALP and crossbench in the Senate on Tuesday voted to disallow regulations that would have allowed ARENA to find carbon capture and sequestration (unproved and expensive), ‘blue’ hydrogen using …
Fake surprise on GBR in danger
Stunned by the UNESCO recommendation Minister Ley may be but she ought to read her own department’s advice which makes it clear that mass coral bleaching on the reef is …
Immoral, vindictive and chillingly arrogant
Witness K told the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague the rotten secret that Australia bugged its poorest neighbour to get the upper hand in negotiations over the wealth …
Sinking to new lows on asylum seekers
It’s hard to fathom why a government would deny timely medical treatment to four-year old Tharnicaa, whose Tamil parents fled Sri Lanka by boat almost a decade ago. By all …
Super scandal
Now we have the figures. In 2020 >3 million people withdrew $36.4 billion from their superannuation accounts. No doubt it was a popular life-saver for almost ten per cent of …
Accountability & integrity
Openness, accountability, truth and the public’s right to know are essential principles and protections in a democracy.
World environment day – some things we can do
Environment politics The big one – push for action to stop global warming which is a huge threat to the environment and biodiversity. Call for stronger environment protection laws and …
Case against the ABC averted but problem not solved
Christian Porter has ended his defamation case against Louise Milligan and the ABC. It seems that both sides are claiming the agreed statement as a victory and, since the ABC …