Opinion: Identify, Disrupt bill intrusive, dangerous and undemocratic
The Surveillance Legislation Amendment Bill is an attack on our freedom, privacy and, ultimately, democracy.
Should Australia recognise the Taliban?
The Prime Minister said this three weeks ago: The Taliban must cease all violence against civilians, and adhere to international humanitarian law and the human rights all Afghans are entitled …
Surveillance and secrecy ramps up
The bill rushed through the parliament with Labor support this week is just one of over 70 laws over the last decade or so that increase police powers of surveillance …
Self-serving and undemocratic bill now passed!
Update: The Party Registration Integrity Bill was quietly fast-tracked through Parliament last week with the support of Labor. This means we have just 3 months to comply with the new …
Today is World Humanitarian Day. Think Afghanistan
As they fear for their lives, the people of Afghanistan need to know we will not abandon them. As the Taliban take over governance of Afghanistan they need to know …
On this day…. Janine Haines
On 18 August 1986, Janine Haines became the leader of the Australian Democrats and Australia’s first female party leader. Janine Carter, later Haines, was born in Tanunda, South Australia, on …
Grant Afghan asylum seekers visas now
It is beyond depraved that all this government can do in this humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, is to offer a moratorium on sending Afghan refugees in Australia back to Afghanistan! …
IPCC: PM blames China, spins big time
It’s hard to know where to start on the Morrison response, or lack of it, to the IPCC report. At his press conference he said: Unless we can get the …
IPCC: climate change widespread, rapid and intensifying
The Report of the 6th assessment by the IPCC of global warming and how it affects the world is out and it’s a massive wake-up call. The report says Earth will …
Youth at back of vax queue
Young Australians are some of the hardest hit demographics from COVID-19 and the impact of the crisis will be felt for decades to come. When the talk of vaccines and …