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Nov 2, 2024 · Two-party system fuels opposition for opposition's sake. 12 Aug 2024 | Electoral reform would eliminate the nonsensical need for opposition parties to dream up unhelpful ... Well done Australia! Paris proves bipartisanship actually works. 12 Aug 2024 | Government funding for sport over the decades has been money well spent, as Alan Austin ...
Labor sitting pretty to win 2025 Election - Independent Australia
Jul 16, 2024 · Labor sitting pretty to win 2025 Election. Anthony Albanese is tracking well to win the next Federal Election (Screenshots via YouTube - edited) Having rescued the economy from damage done by the Coalition and stabilising government debt, the ALP is polling well for a second term in office, writes Stephen Koukoulas.
Republic agenda still on the table 25 years after rejection
4 days ago · Wednesday 6 November marked 25 years since voters rejected a referendum question seeking to alter the Constitution to establish an Australian republic. Chair of the Real Republic Australia, David Muir, reflects on the “Con Con” that doomed the Referendum.. AS A MEMBER of the Constitutional Convention elected on the ticket of former Lord Mayor of Brisbane, the late Clem Jones, I can still ...
Tide has turned: ‘Economic management’ an election winner for …
Mar 19, 2024 · The awful record on economic and budget management of the Abbott/Turnbull/Morrison Coalition Government from 2013 to 2022 and the early success of Labor since it took office in May 2022 is likely to see public opinion tilt solidly towards Labor, which will be a critical element in helping it get re-elected.. The economy is shaping up as a campaigning plus and election winner for Labor, and ...
Independent Australia
Independent Australia is a progressive journal focusing on politics, democracy, the environment, Australian history and Australian identity. It contains news and opinion from Australia and around the world.
Universal basic income for a more prosperous Australia
Dec 19, 2023 · The biggest and boldest change we can strive for right now to claw back some of the excesses of their crony capitalism is an unconditional universal basic income ().A UBI is a payment from the state to every citizen with no strings attached, like a “citizen dividend” for being a “shareholder” in Australia.
The pitiful decline of Australia's democratic institutions
May 28, 2024 · Australians are being robbed of our democratic rights. Australia's democracy has been eroded by legislation that removes our rights and a dominant right-wing media. Today the Reserve Bank daily breaches the law by ignoring its statutory obligation to fight for full employment. Massive unemployment is masked by massaged employment figures.
Let's be clear: Australia is not immune to ‘democratic backsliding’
Feb 18, 2024 · It is increasingly clear that we cannot take democracy for granted, writes Chris Simpson.. AS MANY observers have noted, we are living in a time marked by "democratic backsliding" and the consequences are starting to show.An obvious case in point is the resurgence of autocratic world leaders and the increasingly common practice of autocratic leaders either appointing themselves for life or ...
Australia's failing democracy: Activism has never been more urgent
Mar 16, 2023 · The Australian Greens and the wider environmental movement have a broad but limited focus and as a result, their impact has been diluted and fractured. Indeed, the confines of a political party or single-issue organisation make broader citizen activism difficult. Despite his own unsuccessful political foray, Nader remains committed to defending democracy, corporate accountability and citizen ...