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On Kevin Rudd and the cynicism when politicians change their mind
It is a peculiar part of our politics when politicians are routinely slammed for changing their minds. It is even more peculiar when it is the exact people who have […]
The queer choice
This video has been doing some rounds recently. Watching it made me think about my coming out, and people asking me, “when did you find out you were gay?”. It […]
People with a disability are only useful if they’re being productive
Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott recently asked what the national disability insurance scheme was trying to achieve, and if it would impose a cost we could not […]
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Review: In Praise of Idleness
I am currently working on a long piece on the role of work in our society (something I hope to have published sometime in the near future). So I have […]
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Abbott is not the one we should be attacking on paid parental leave
Yesterday was an interesting day of political drama, wasn’t it? It all began with a conservative MP from Sydney’s north. After rumoured internal rumblings, MP Alex Hawke finally broke ranks, arguing […]
Occupy Global Capitalism
Finished! It’s taken a couple of months (I’ve read a lot of other books at the same time), but I have finally finished The Occupy Handbook. Instead of reviewing the […]
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No sense in opposition to marriage equality vote
Monday saw an interesting uproar after Independent MP Tony Windsor suggested a popular vote on marriage equality at the next election. Windsor suggested that a plebiscite could be held in […]
