Trumped again by NZ
The New Zealand PM has today announced a NZ$12.1 billion or 4% of GDP package for business, the health system and people in isolation. Ours is less than 1%. New …
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PM a bit rich on hoarding
Having implored people to ‘stock up on essentials’ it’s a bit rich to now call them unAustralian for doing so. Why make the call in the first place? There was …
We love this anti-anti-vaxxer
Found in a subway North Fitzroy, this anti vaxxer-graffiti is getting what it deserves – the facts! Vaccination is a critical factor in the protection of the community from preventable …
Climate change denials & the toilet paper wars
by Craig Hill, Democrats National Vice President – The fear about coronavirus seems worse than the virus itself, yet somehow the fear of climate change seems not to have hit …
Public health is not a political game
by Dr Roger Yazbek, Democrats health campaigner As Australia prepares to face a rising number of COVID-19 cases, the Prime Minister and his party seem more concerned with playing politics …
Sick leave for casuals – it makes sense
The last thing we want is sick people turning up for work because they are casual workers with no sick leave. The fair and most sensible action the Government can take …
Reform overdue in secrecy acts
Our submission to the Government’s Open Government Partnership commitments calls for a major review and reform of Commonwealth laws that allow secret prosecutions, trials and imprisonment. You didn’t know this …
Hanson wrong on Closing the Gap
Pauline Hanson recently responded to the latest annual Closing the Gap Report. At the outset, I am not going to call her a racist – that’s a word too often used to …
Coronavirus: is government really prepared?
Dr Roger Yazbek, Democrats health campaigner Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has caused uncertainty and panic around the world, with governments scrambling to minimise disease spread. We still know little about the virus, …
Our submission on sports rorts
The Senate Committee inquiring into the administration of Sports Grants has accepted our submission and this is now public here: In addition to the use of grants for political advantage, …