Lisa Griffiths contests WA election
WA State President Lisa Griffiths will be contesting the new state electorate of Bibra Lake as an independent candidate in the upcoming WA state election in March. Due to the …
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Lower the voting age to 16
The evidence shows elsewhere that [young people} have been taking up the vote when they have the opportunity to do so, and in Australia we know… that young people are …
Standing with First Nations
Successive Governments have failed our First Nations People. In 1992, Paul Keating in his Redfern speech called on us to, in essence, participate in the truth-telling: … the starting point might be to …
Early Childhood Education and Care
The issues Every child deserves the best possible start in life. Where you live and your parent’s cultural heritage should not be a barrier. According to the Productivity Commission: early …
Youth Mental Health
A world-first review into youth mental health describes a lack of action as a “scandal” that is having big implications for the health, wellbeing and productivity of young people. Professor …
Nuclear weapons and power
“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 or miscalculation …
A Trojan Horse to a Surveillance State
The Albanese government is attempting to introduce legislation that will ban social media for anyone under the age of 16, and provided a 24 hour window for the public to …
Decarbonising the power sector
The issues | Let’s be honest. If we want to decarbonise the economy it will require making some hard trade-offs. Instead of rising to the challenge, the major parties are …
The DRILL. Obesity epidemic, a weighty problem
Is it political? Should political parties even have a stand and, if so, would carrots or sticks improve outcomes? Is there an epidemic? There is no doubt that as a …
The Arts
The issues | The arts have a long tradition of shaping our society and have an important part to play in our future. They help define and negotiate who we …