Have Australians Lost Empathy for Refugees?
How do negative attitudes toward refugees and asylum seekers reflect themselves in government policy? And do…
Australian Politics
The Dismissal Dramatised in New Musical
It was a momentous day in the political life of our nation when Governor-General Sir John…
Manus and Medivac
Tess Connery talked to Dr Sara Dehm from the University of Technology Sydney's Law Faculty about…
The Weekly Wrap – 31st May 2019
Rounding up the week of news Nick Parmeter ran through the current stories hitting the headlines:…
Agricultural Animal Welfare Concerns on the Rise
We’ve seen growing awareness and concern for animal treatment in the agriculture industry, particularly against live…
Jane Caro on the 2019 Federal Election
Jane Caro, highly acclaimed social commentator, author, columnist, and broadcaster, spoke to us about the 2019…
Independents Pledge to Block Adani Mine
Yesterday, seven independent candidates - including Kerryn Phelps, Julia Banks, and Zali Steggall - pledged that…
One Nation, Multiple Mistakes?
One Nation representative Steve Dickson was outed after inappropriate behaviour and comments in a Washington DC…
Alt-Right Major Plans Leaked
An over night leak has exposed an Alt-Right group was planing to infiltrate parliament house via…
Calls for Tough Legislation on Animal Rights Protests
On Monday, the animal rights group Aussie Farms staged protests across Australia, including chaining themselves to…
Naming, Defaming & the Public Interest in Australian politics
In 2018 two female politicians brought defamation claims in relation to comments and publications containing what…
More Civil Societies: Circus politics
Julie Macken shows us how having an entertaining Parliament is actually more of a sign of…