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The ALP National Conference: Much ado about nothing | Joseph Moore
Two weekends ago, I was privileged enough to attend progressive Australia’s triennial festival of self-congratulatory compromise, and self-satisfied corridor-power-walking – also known as the ALP...
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Politics in sport: Why it should be embraced by the public | Luke Michael
Making political statements on the sporting field is often controversial, yet it has not stopped many athletes from using this platform to espouse strong political viewpoints. When Adam Goodes pointed...
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Bullying as comedy: Abuse or art? | Kelly James
Canadian self-proclaimed comedian Nicole Arbour raised the ire of many this week when she posted a fat-shaming, bullying video to her YouTube channel. Ironically, she claimed that there is no such...
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The right to fire: Five prime ministers in five years | Daniel Huigsloot
Malcolm Turnbull has become Australia’s fifth prime minister in five years, ending leadership speculations that have been simmering all year. Or has he? Mr Abbott is now the third prime minister in a...
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The downfall of Tony Abbott | Adrian Yeung
To put it mildly, Tony Abbott never enjoyed a lot of goodwill from the public. While Kevin Rudd to this day has received much sympathy after being deposed by Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott’s demise was...
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The online disconnect | Catherine Sherwood
If you think a lot of people are looking down these days, it’s because they are. It’s now commonplace to see people so focused on the texts and tweets lighting up the screen in their hands that they’re...
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Homo naledi: The modern politics of early man | Cheyne Anderson
Homo naledi, the newest arrival on the hominin family tree, captured the imagination of the world in its much-hyped debut earlier this month. It’s not hard to see why – discovered in a remote cave in...
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Political malaise in Malaysia | Adrian Yeung
“Whenever Malaysia makes the news in Australia, it’s almost always for something bad,” a Malaysian friend of mine once glumly said to me. It’s hard to disagree. Aside from disappearing planes and...
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Work-Life Imbalance: The real penalty of removing penalty rates | Fred Johnston
The discussion on working conditions for the everyman in Australia paints a grey picture. The incumbent Prime Minister successfully ousted his predecessor for being out of touch, and yet the comments...
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Male feminism, narcissism and ‘white knights’| Adrian Yeung
“We need more men like you” is a phrase often said to me when I say that I’m a feminist, to many men that declare that they are feminists. This has always made me uncomfortable. It’s a twisted irony...
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Data retention laws: Winners and losers | Fred Johnston
In Australia, data retention laws have been in effect for just over a month. Telecommunication and Internet companies are now mandated to retain particular data of their customers for two years. In...
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Have no fear, Papa Malcolm is here | Joseph Moore
So, what’s been happening in Auspol lately? Something about GST, occasional talk of penalty rates, a bit of innovation-speak thrown in the mix. We’ve got Paris, Syria and other more newsworthy items...
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Refugees and the UK’s position in the EU | Darren Uch
The mass influx of Syrian refugees towards continental Europe has been viewed as one of the most fractious political matters in recent years. Even so, it is not merely something that pertains to these...
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The line between fact and fiction in cinema | Velvet Andrade
The depiction of truth within films and documentaries is a grey area where the line between reality and fiction is blurred. Questioning the truthfulness of a film is rarely considered by viewers, but...
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Double standards abound when reacting to acts of terror | Luke Michael
The threat of terrorism has again gripped the Western world has in recent weeks, after the shocking Paris attacks on 13 November. The 21st century has seen a number of prominent terrorist attacks...
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Implications for Australia in the Paris climate summit | Daniel Huigsloot
The Paris climate summit has wrapped up, with 195 nations approving an accord to stop global warming. But does this deal actually mean anything? This year’s summit marks 20 years of well-intentioned...
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Depression in men: Something needs to change | Jonathan Pertile
Depression offers no clemency for its victims and can strike at any time. The condition is not something to be ashamed of, and the best way to seize control is by seeking help. Currently, the public...
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Taking a good shot at gun control | Leon Obrenov
The United States has an obvious and enormous problem with gun ownership and gun violence. In 2015, there were 372 mass shootings (defined as a shooting in which four or more people, including the...
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Quantifying the terrorist threat | Timothy Rowe
What risk does terrorism pose to people living in the West? It may not be something you often consciously deliberate, but American physicist Lawrence Krauss has argued that the danger is not nearly as...
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The revolving door of Australian politics | James Fahey
Senator Michaelia Cash once told me that Australians like to give their governments a fair go and that it is very unusual to see a one term government. In fact not since 1931 has a government been...
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