Oxfam Australia Media Release Four young grassroots climate leaders from the Asia-Pacific region and the Kimberley will today meet with Australian political leaders in Canberra calling on them to urgently ban fracking, phase out fossil fuels and address the climate crisis affecting their communities. Hosted by Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network and Oxfam Australia, the…
New industry forecasts released by Master Builders Australia show the country has moved further away from achieving the National Housing Accord target of 1.2 million new homes. Five months after the first forecasts covering the full five-year Accord period, Australia is projected to increase its housing shortfall from 112,000 to over 166,000 homes. From 1…
By Roger Chao Digital Serfs In the glow of the screen, where pixels dance and flicker bright, We trade our days for data streams, surrendering the night. Our minds once clear, but now cluttered, hum with endless scrolling, In the depths of cyberspace, we’ve bartered hearts for trolling. The morning sun, obscured behind the blinding,…
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By Bert Hetebry Politically the world seems to be moving very much to the right, and with it there is an attack on thinking, especially critical thinking where an issue is questioned, analysed, interpreted and evaluated to make a judgement about the issue. Critical thinking is a dangerous activity, and should be banned. It has…
By James Moore Time to tip a hat to America. We’ve only had 45 school shootings this year and what happened in Georgia is (only) the deadliest incident since the March 2023 massacre at the Covenant School in Nashville, which is where (only) six people died. The number of mass shootings in all venues is…
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As I said the other day, it’s easy to make predictions; getting them right is the hard bit. So, I approach any future event with the supreme confidence that – barring something unforeseen – I’ll be 100% correct. If I happen to be wrong, well, that was because of something that I didn’t predict, but…
By Roger Chao Plastic Apocalypse Where the tide leaves in sorrow, where the oceans weep beneath the sky’s wide and endless dome, Lies a silent affliction, a slow creeping bane that shrouds the earth in synthetic foam. It slithers through rivers, it clings to the trees, a cursed creation of humanity’s lore, An eternal…
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Monash University The National Cabinet has today agreed to provide $4.7 billion for more services to support the victim-survivors of sexual and family violence. The funding is a joint agreement between federal, state and territory governments. The new proposals include funding for sexual violence services, support for children and young Australians who have witnessed or…
Oxfam Australia Media Release In response to the Australian Government’s announcement to provide funding for humanitarian relief and emergency supplies in response to the recent flooding in Bangladesh, Oxfam Australia Director Programs and Transformation, Chrisanta Muli said: “It is heartening to see Australia stepping up to provide significant humanitarian aid in response to the devastating floods…
Power should only ever be vested carefully, and certainly not in the hands of mining magnate Gina Rinehart, a creature so comically absurd as to warrant immediate dismissal in any respectable commentary. But Australia’s richest human being demands to be noticed, given the insensible influence she continues to exert in press and policy circles. Rants…