Analysing the Morrison Federal Election Budget, and Considering the Shorten Labor response
above: Treasurer, Scott Morrison's pitch on 'Jobs and Growth' is more of a Slogan than a 'Plan' or a realityS
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From Aged Care to Austerity ; Issues of Concern to Progressives as the Federal Budget Approaches
above: Scott Morrison will likely bring down an Austerity Federal Budget in May ; But he is taking a harder line on Superannuation Concessions than Labor. Labo
Defending the Left on so-called Political Correctness
Shutting down debate can create a cultural pressure cooker, something which critics of Australian universities dismiss with their glib references to ‘left wing political correctness’, w
Conservative Misconceptions on Tax , The Aftermath of 'Senate Reform', and More
above: Greens leader Richard Di Natale argues reforms to the Senate will make Parliamentary elections more democratic ; But is he mistaken? Could the Liberals
Progressive Letters on the US Presidential Campaign and More
above: Bernie Sanders, US Presidential Candidate The following are another series of letters to The Age and to the Herald Sun ; addressing
From Privatisation to the GST - Letters of Relevance to Labor
Above: South Australian Labor Premier Jay Weatherill has Upset and Awful Lot of People in the ALP with his Position on the GST!Dr Tristan EwinsComrades and others; The following are a series of letters I've
Recent Observations from the Media ; And observations on the ALP’s Policy Trajectory
above: Bill Shorten needs to focus more on Policy Substance and Depth; Very Little is possible without a serious commitment of resourcesWhat follow
Critique of Labor and The Greens on ‘Policy Compromise’
above: Labor and the Greens can work together; But need to be conscious of each others' electoral imperatives ; Carbon Tax was good policy ; but a 'political death warrant' for Labor Dr Tristan EwinsRecently the Australian Greens nego
Mental Health, Poverty and Life Expectancy – A decades-long Crisis which finally Demands our Attention
above: Stigma is a major problem with mental illness ; But arguably there is another neglected crisis - mental health related life expectancy - which results in hundreds of thousands dying decades before their time...
Socialism as Regulation: Is it Enough? A Response to Adam Ford
Above: An image of Nils Karleby: Adam Ford's account of 'Socialism as Regulation' has some things in common with the thinking of this important Swedish Social Democrat