Holgate: A gender issue? Absolutely.
Bullied out of her job, humiliated and unlawfully stood down, Christine Holdgate deserves justice. As everyone knows, Scott Morrison directed that she stand down – one of the most public, …
Had enough?
Have you had enough of vested interests running the country? Sick of divisive, partisan politics? Think it’s way time for serious action on global warming? Got the sense the major …
We need to stop Commission stacking
Sophie Mirabella is the latest political appointee to the Fair Work Commission – former MP outpolled by Independent Cathy McGowan in 2013 and again in 2016 in her seat of …
Coal obsession rort
The Auditor-General last week reported Shine Energy incapable of delivering on the $3.3 million ‘bankable’ feasibility study for the Collinsville coal-fired power station. Due diligence was incomplete, checks were not comprehensive, a probity …
Did that media code just get gutted by Facebook? Yes … an update
We were right – the Media Code is dead. A sweet side deal has been struck with News Corp and Nine Entertainment bypassing all the conditions in the Code and …
Sports rorts report going nowhere
This just-released Senate Administration of Sports Grants report makes some sensible recommendations but it was chaired by Labor’s Kristina Keneally and the Government wrote a strongly dissenting report, defending the actions of the …
Our OECD Sec-General
It is certainly a coup that an Australian will head up the OECD. Mathias Cormann may be the best person for the job, who knows? There was no selection process, …
Flights to Qld the latest rort?
$1.2 billion is to be spent subsidising 50% of the cost of flights, 14 routes out of the 34 to Queensland. The capital cities of other states missed out which …
A sorry, inconclusive business
If nothing else the accusations of rape against Christian Porter have demonstrated how disastrous it is for the parties involved. There can be no criminal conviction or acquittal in this …
Openness, accountability, truth and the public’s right to know are essential principles and protections in a democracy. . Accountability has been central to the work of the Australian Democrats in Federal …