Democracy

The FREE Party and post ideological politics

The FREE Party and post ideological politics

Tweet The FREE Party offers an ethical, fact and reason based alternative to Australia’s party political duopoly, says Roger Brisbane. by Roger Brisbane WITH A Federal election looming, is democracy is alive and well, or has it been subverted...

 

Our samizdat years

Our samizdat years

Tweet Never before have we had a press so controlled, says Bob Ellis, with all the anti-Abbott or anti-Coalition news being deliberately minimised. (Image courtesy Tony Yegles / Australians for Honest Politics.) CLIVE PALMER started a new party...

 

Clive of IndieA

Clive of IndieA

Tweet Tess Lawrence says she is barracking for Clive Palmer – and Julian Assange and Bob Katter – in the next Federal election. by contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence I AM BARRACKING for Clive of IndieA in the Federal election. Every...

 

Establishing the Ashbygate Trust

Establishing the Ashbygate Trust

Tweet In a call to arms, Geezlouise advocates the establishment of a trust, administered by IA, to raise money, investigate and prosecute any wrongdoers in the Ashbygate affair. Click here for IA’s full Ashbygate investigation. ‘I...

 

The problem with anonymous sources

The problem with anonymous sources

Tweet Journalists with their unnamed sources are far from a cornerstone of democracy, says David Horton — and, in fact, may be something of a threat. JOURNALISTS WITH secret sources a cornerstone of our democracy, ‘eh? Well, I’m...

 

Our barbaric judicial and political system

Our barbaric judicial and political system

Tweet Is our adversarial justice and political system unfair, undemocratic and barbaric? Managing editor David Donovan says: “most definitely”. MY FATHER, who was a true visionary, said something to me when I was still quite young...

 

News of Labor’s death has been severely exaggerated

News of Labor’s death has been severely exaggerated

Tweet The mainstream media are doing their best to skew the debate and misrepresent in the lead up to the 2013 Federal election, says Matthew N. Donovan. The worst example of Murdoch’s blatant disregard for balanced journalism. LIKE MANY...

 

Who set the police on to Occupy Melbourne

Who set the police on to Occupy Melbourne

Tweet Although the City of Melbourne has rejected an inquiry into last year’s brutal eviction of Occupy Melbourne, the truth is slowly emerging anyway, says Carl Scrase. WE ARE STARTING to piece together who was responsible for ordering...

 

People in political parties

People in political parties

Tweet People in different political parties can seem more alike and be more comfortable with each other, than with members of their own parties, writes David Horton. IT IS OFTEN REMARKED that people in different political parties can seem more...

 

The rise of the Radical Right (Part Three): Australia today

The rise of the Radical Right (Part Three): Australia today

Tweet In this final part of his three part series, Dr Geoff Davies surveys the current political scene, including the disarray of the Labor Party, from a longer perspective. THE RISE AND FAILURE OF THE RADICAL RIGHT [Read Part One: A dramatic...

 
 
 
 

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