Billionaire rule has been grossly unjust and patently unsustainable for a long time, but now it is revealing a new level of political toxicity, argues Peter Boyle.
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The new aged care law was promoted as the sector’s most significant reform in a generation. But, as Suzanne James writes, relying on a market-based system means that complex human needs come second.
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A new proposed drug driving regime in NSW is being criticised for its potential to target medicinal cannabis patients, with its proposal to set up a police database of users. Paul Gregoire reports.
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The current plan for Waterloo South is to demolish all public housing and build 3300 new homes. Alistair Sisson argues that Labor should revisit its previous commitments to public housing residents.
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Of the three countries involved in AUKUS, Australia has been the only one to be indifferent to the need for an inquiry into its merits, argues Binoy Kampmark.
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Wollongong Friends of Palestine set up a 300-strong community picket at Bisalloy Steel and two shifts have been successfully blocked. Kerry Smith reports.
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Jepke Goudsmit writes that Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion should have been an investigation into the root causes and persistence of every type of racism in this country, saying exceptionalising antisemitism is a form of racism in itself.
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With polls showing a surge towards Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party, Max Chandler-Mather discusses the social context behind the declining support for the major parties and what can be done to involve people in transformational politics.
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One Nation’s right-wing populism is built around a big lie, writes Peter Boyle, because it defends the very capitalist system that has created the widespread pain and insecurity it seeks to channel into racist scapegoating.
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Anny Mokotow spoke publicly for the first time at the Palestine rally on Gadigal Country/Sydney about the Global Sumud Flotilla and how those supporting Palestine need to maintain hope.
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Redistributing the wealth and making mining sustainable requires transitioning to a democratic and publicly run industry. Sam Wainwright argues this is not Pauline Hanson’s vision for the mining industry. Hers is about enabling billionaire owners more ability to profiteer.
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Northern Territory police announced that the cause of Kumanjayi White’s death last year was “equivocal”. The family say justice is not being done and their hearts are broken. Paul Gregoire reports.