Democracy & Accountability
Anthony Albanese was wise to split hate speech/gun control bill
The Albanese Government has made the right call in splitting its hate speech/gun control mega-bill.
Strap in. We are about to see the worst of Australian politics.
It would be wrong to assume that a bad summer for Anthony Albanese (and no one can deny it was bad) meant a good summer for Sussan Ley and the Coalition.
Students are only fake learning because universities are fake teaching
Artificial Intelligence is improving exponentially. There is a real threat that it could upend employment, security, art and even what it means to be human.
QLD government accused of exploiting summer holiday lull to avoid scrutiny of contentious electoral laws bill
Queensland’s LNP government has been accused of exploiting the summer holiday lull to avoid scrutiny of a contentious bill, which would lift the state’s ban on developer donations to political parties and candidates.
State governments warned against “overreaching” and rushing to legislate “easy solutions” in the wake of Bondi terror attack
The NSW Government is yet to address whether it will extend its temporary ban on public gatherings in designated areas, with police working on contingencies for mass rallies against Australia Day.
Senate inquiry told Labor's proposed gun laws “would have significantly reduced the chances” of the Bondi massacre occurring
Gun Control Australia president Tim Quinn has told a snap Senate inquiry he believes the Albanese government’s proposed gun control legislation “would have significantly reduced the chances” of the Bondi massacre occurring.
Labor’s $100k dash to New York has already been vindicated
In early December, the papers raged at politicians’ use of travel entitlements. The media has a short memory.
Why I withdrew from Adelaide Writers’ Week
Authoritarianism and its brutal brother fascism are rising all around us. They thrive on controlling, squashing and censoring ideas they do not like. I refuse to participate in that.
New modelling suggests non-government parties would see greatest increase in seat share from expanded parliament
Labor is canvassing support for the addition of more senators and MPs to better reflect the country’s growing population.
