Labor’s handling of the so-called “ISIS brides” issue is the latest example of its willingness to fan the flames of racism and division, argues Peter Boyle.
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While opinion polls show Pauline Hanson’s One Nation ahead of the Coalition, how substantial or transient this is remains a political question, argues Alex Bainbridge.
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Sam Wainwright outlines Socialist Alliance's “Take Back the Wealth” campaign in Western Australia and why you should support it.
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Isaac Nellist argues that Labor’s refusal to tackle the growing divide between the haves and have-nots has paved the way for One Nation’s popularist non-solutions to the cost-of-living and housing crises.
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The following open letter about trans rights was initiated by Community Action for Rainbow Rights and Pride in Protest.
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Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O’Shane is calling on voters to put the Liberal National MP Warren Entsch last on the ballot given his support for the racist One Nation party. Renee Lees reports.
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Greens MP for Newtown Jenny Leong spoke to Suzanne James about how bullying and toxic politics have been used to suppress democratic outcomes in the ongoing religious freedom bill debate in New South Wales.
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As another New South Wales Labor leader bites the dust, Aleks Wansbrough asks why “reliable Gladys” is so immune to criticism?
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Rachel Evans reports on a protest to mark Transgender Remembrance Day and oppose a transphobic bill being pushed by One Nation in NSW.
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Mark Latham's bill aimed at erasing the lives of young gender diverse people could also be a stalking horse for other discriminatory bills, writes Paul Gregoire.
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The bizarreness of Australian politics was summed up in multi-millionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer’s election advertisement accusing Labor of “supporting the big end of town”. He's right, though he is in no position to point the finger, writes Carlo Sands.
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NSW Labor lost the March 23 state election with its small-target strategy, its refusal to challenge the privatisation agenda and its sly accommodation to racism.