The fire-affected people of NSW don’t want ad hoc policy, they want to be listened to
I spent this week with the fire-affected communities of NSW. Above all, they were unsatisfied by the measures in place and the policy enacted to help them rebuild.
David Shoebridge: “Under his eye” we need freedom of (and from) religion
Scott Morrison’s “religious freedom” platform has little to do with the right to pray, it has everything to do with the right to discriminate and undo what the country voted for.
Our new one-and-done drug driving laws: Bloody stupid
From next week those who are found guilty of drug driving will lose their licence. The problem is both the science behind it and the implementation of the law.
David Shoebridge: This is a war on people, not drugs
Gladys Berejiklian, we are people. And we the people demand pill testing to be rolled out across NSW. We’ll keep saying the same until you hear us.
Saying “sorry” and changing course are two separate things
While both sides of the government saying sorry to the victims of child sexual abuse, they must now act on it. No longer will the people tolerate a Royal Commission and a speech.