Current attitudes are evidence of Australia’s historically sour relationship with the right to freedom of speech. It is high time this relationship was mended.
The domino theory: Who could follow Bernardi?
Cory Bernardi flying the coop is, for the most part, harmless. However, with the hen house door ajar, the next one to go could be the start of something serious.
Death of a relative: Preventing more cuts to Aunty
I fear that the continued cuts to the ABC will exacerbate the issue, not solve it. For the move away from the mass media is the issue, not the perceived “state-run” nature of it.
18C: Free speech and outrage culture clash
Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act is back in the spotlight, stoking a fire over free speech that flames even Left and Right default convention.
Turnbull’s asylum ban: The politcally sound vessel?
The implementation of Turnbull’s asylum ban is hard to figure, but the motives are clear. But while the Coalition will score the victory, what really is won outside parliament?
The objective media: Seeking the “truth” from the truth
The problem in media today is not bias or a lack of objectivity, as is so often argued, but rather a press that pretends to be something it is not.
Syrian people victims of war, subpar diplomacy
The people of Syria are victims not only of war but of mediocre diplomacy, producing, in its current form, only horrors of dictatorship and partition.
Is the welfare question a rhetorical one?
Social Services Minister Christian Porter recently copped flak for his “unfeeling” response to increasing welfare payments. But is he right?
One Nation’s economic nous may turn our nation
One Nation is a polarising force, however, with smart moves with the economy, more swing voters may become endeared to Pauline.
The Minto attack and the terror mentality
In the wake of the Minto attack, combating terrorism is a serious pursuit made only more difficult by its continued misrepresentation.
Parliament labouring on endless media cycle (but rightly so?)
Christopher Pyne recently blamed the constant stream of media for our recent culture of ‘one-term’ governments. But is he on the mark?
The problem of lasting peace in Iraq
While ISIS have lost ground of late, national stability in Iraq is a distant goal. Unity is not in Iraq’s past, nor probably its future either.
The rise of the Right should bring debate, not ire
The far-Right continues to rise, but why? It is both the effect of populism, and the dismissive response that wears much of the blame.
WikiLeaks’ Turkish leak: Exposing the cruel ironies
WikiLeaks’ inadvertent jeopardisation of women voters in Turkey has brought on a valid question: Are they accountable for the response to the information they expose?
Juvenile detention: Confronting our problem with complacency
Despite the Turnbull Government vowing quick action, we must confront the risk of complacency to force change to the culture of juvenile detention.