The Write Stuff, a recent collection of essays from the ALP’s conservative wing, argues that Labor must shift even further to the right to become electorally successful. The book’s authors couldn’t be more wrong — to win, Labor must ditch the neoliberal policies they celebrate.
Australian PM Scott Morrison is often compared to Donald Trump. Morrison is certainly a race-baiter who serves the rich, but his brand of reheated “populism” borrows far more from Britain’s Margaret Thatcher and former PM John Howard. Unfortunately, it’s not dead yet.
Hanging with Tim Stewart sounds awful, but wait until you read what else Scott Morrison and his band of fanatics have done…
The PM reckons the decimation of 500 Aboriginal nations and the funny tummies of his ancestors are comparable. Reading the words of Aboriginal and Liberal leaders side by side, it's hard to deny that white supremacy has long been at the helm of the Australian Government.
Australia is not for its people but for its plutocrats: for the billionaires, for the coal barons, for the media oligarchs, and for the corrupt politicians who represent them. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Last night the Morrison Government rushed reheated Abbot-era environmental legislation through the House of Representatives without debate. The bill would yet again undermine protections and fail to deliver the national standards recommended by the recent federal environment law review. It’s just the latest attack on the nation’s life support systems in a seven year record of destruction, any one of which should be disqualifying for any party claiming to represent the Australian people.
By focusing on solutions, adopting a light-hearted engaging tone, and weaving individualism into a broader social fabric, Craig Reucassel succeeds where many have failed before him.
It’s been 10 years since the Greens first introduced legislation for a Federal ICAC to Parliament, subsequently blocked at every turn by the Coalition. Meanwhile, Liberal and National Party politicians have racked up at least 100 examples of corruption and cronyism, virtually without consequence. Coincidence? Probably.
The Coalition’s corruption has never been more flagrant, yet the ABC’s ability to hold it to account has never been less potent.Today’s announcement of the axing of 250 more ABC jobs due to budget cuts is but the latest tragic, upsetting, and disturbing assault of an abusive government.
The Insiders host gave the Greens MP a whipping and the Treasurer some whipped cream. It’s indicative of broader crisis in Australian journalism.
As the Prime Minister continues to deny the factual links between the climate, bushfire, and drought emergencies devastating the nation, there can be no doubt that the Australian state has been completely captured by fossil fuel and media billionaires.
No government could be so morally bankrupt and pathetic as to throw a dead cat on the table in the middle of a national emergency, could they?
Abbott’s Law states the quality of a nation’s satire is inversely proportional to the quality of the government. For the last six years the world’s best satire has called Australia home.
This nation is stained with blood, soaked with white supremacy, and shameless with its boastful brand of discrimination. Aboriginal leaders and refugees light the path to justice and healing, we just need the courage to follow them, writes Liam McLoughlin.
A Yolngu man's extraordinary win at the Northern Territory election is a significant milestone for the Treaty movement. Yet all the media can talk about is the 'Indigenous' Andrew Bolt.
Say what you like about the Prime Minister, but at least when torturing refugees, cooking the planet, and accelerating the corporate takeover of our democracy, he's sensible about it.
The Norwegian sociologist, who helped found the field of 'peace journalism', spoke to NM columnist Liam McLoughlin about conflict, terror and talking to the Taliban.
The horrors of juvenile detention in the NT shocked Australia, but they are the inevitable result of a system that seeks to punish and to dominate rather than hand back control.
Changes to the media landscape since the 1980s have only exacerbated problems in the industry, and encouraged a model of reporting that gives preference to balance over truth.
A speech given by Liam McLoughlin at a forum organised by Niko Leka and Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy.
Behind the risible Minister's hapless racism is the kind of evil Hannah Arendt once grappled with.
The contrasting fates of centre-left parties in the UK and Canada are instructive, and can serve as both a warning and a guide to Labor and the Greens. Centrism doesn't always pay.
As Australia's refugee policies continue to inflict agony, it's time for the Prime Minister and Minister for Immigration to suspend their moral disengagement.
"This is no longer just an Indigenous People's problem. If you breathe air and drink water, this is about you."
There's a growing push among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for Treaty. Liam McLoughlin reports.
Like American Psycho Patrick Bateman using his charms to disguise his essence as a deranged killer, the Prime Minister uses Sharkies merch to cover up his war on the working class.
Not only were the charges dropped, but she was then paid $29 billion to keep up the good work.
Nothing prepares you to solve the social and economic problems of a global pandemic quite like shipping 170 million tonnes of iron ore per annum.
The scared and brave officer of the NSW Police Force ignored the sick feeling in his stomach to stare down the highly intimidating 10-year-old girl.
Ordinary Aussie PM breaks his silence on the bushfire crisis: “There was ash in my champagne and a grittiness to my caviar. It was heartbreaking.”
What hope does humanity have when all young people do is lie around in bed all day watching YouTube and posting about their feelings.
When they’re not spending their tax dollars warehousing traumatised refugees in concentration camps, Aussies bloody love a laugh.
Indigenous peoples of Australia, Canada, Africa, South America, and the U.S. relieved their “fuck off we’re full” campaign has finally paid off.
It’s the most significant finding since Homo luzonensis fossils were uncovered in the Philippines back in April.
For Gazza, Bazza, Wazza, and an Indian billionaire, the approval is a huge win. For the rest of the world’s flora and fauna, well they can all go and fuck themselves.
After hiding the entire ministry in his basement for the duration of the campaign, the Prime Minister has decided all he needs to run the country is his own fair dinkum attitude, a few baseball caps, and the unconditional backing of a few billionaires.
Looks like progressive Australians will have to stay here and fight this shoey of a government.
A phalanx of the nation’s free speech soldiers have been quick to get behind the award-winning journalist.
After three years of being ruled by a millionaire with a leather jacket it’s so refreshing to be ruled by a millionaire with a baseball cap.
Don't let the brutal state crackdown on poor communities distract you from Australia's shower of gold!
He'll hack away at welfare and workers' rights but at least he'll do it with a nice smile.
All residents of Mosman, Toorak and Cottesloe will be relocated to central Australia and forced to live off the land.
The familiar awfulness of Australian politics is clearly a curse but the familiarity of the revue itself is a mixed blessing.
Powerful theatre which gives a truer account of our past than much of Australian history.
A beautiful brew of intelligent writing, stimulating critique, and compelling crime drama.
Entertaining and playful with moments of exquisite beauty, Three Acts captures the spirit of This American Life.
Despite great moments, this production lacks the emotional depth you crave from Romeo and Juliet
Pulsing with passion, this classic Australian political thriller speaks volumes about the present.
Despite an interesting premise and solid performances, Tomorrow's Parties dystopic visions limit the emotional pull.
Circus Oz pairs astonishing moments of skill and beauty with progressive politics to create a satisfying spectacle for all ages.
A playful, vibrant and vital retelling of Woolf's classic tale of gender transformation.
A passionate tale of Medieval politics which leaves audiences feeling a little indifferent.
An irreverent, hilarious and piercing critique of trends in the Australian arts industry.
Its moving portrayal of ostracism elevates Seventeen above an appealing premise into great theatre.
A flawed but important play which condemns passivity and praises resistance to injustice.
A timely and passionate depiction of the ideological war that elitists have long waged on the arts.
Outstanding performances and thoughtful direction make for a compelling production with a potent message.
In Australian politics today, the neoliberal consensus seems unshakable. But the experience of the Curtin and Whitlam Labor governments shows the potential of progressive populism to deliver social change — a potential we can also glimpse in the recent growth of the Greens.