Redemption
They will instruct you to shed your clothes, for the colour of your attire, may resemble the shades of a flag. You don’t belong to a nation – they will tell you. You belong to a religion. Then, they...
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Proposed change to Migration Act opens the way to deporting children
On 25 October the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs introduced the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2018 to federal parliament to further...
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Losing faith in democracy: a review of Dead Right
Dead Right: How Neoliberalism ate itself and what comes next Richard Denniss Black Inc. We are living in a culture where inflammatory political rhetoric against sections of society, designed quite...
View ArticleState of the Nation
narratives of crisis triennial enticements coal-faced liars climate deniers nail & splinter cliques manipulation of the meek budget hide ‘n’ seek victim of the week midnight laws history...
View ArticleToo many milkshake ducks: Elections, digital rights and privacy
Every election, there’s a trend in the news cycle. This time around, it’s mining the social media history of election hopefuls. Journalists and political muckrakers have spent endless hours travelling...
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Why are Australians so fed up with the political system?
Rusted Off Gabrielle Chan Penguin Random House In 1996, Independent Peter Andren, a Bathurst newsreader who was seen as apolitical, shocked politics of the time by winning a seat in Calare, one of...
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Modern American living: a review of Rendezvous with Oblivion
Rendezvous with Oblivion Thomas Frank Scribe Publications Thomas Frank is an author, political analyst and historian who, among other books and many articles, previously penned What’s the Matter with...
View ArticleSlippage in Andalucía
December. The pink sky oxidises; shatters. I arrive in Cádiz as votes are counted. Vox. The ugly apparatus of voice. Pulses amplify. Even bone marrow knows fear. Observe with bated breath. Tendons...
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From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: a review
From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting Judith Brett Text Publishing The outcome of the 2019 Australian Federal election transgressed the predictions of many an...
View ArticlePolitics and Teen Masculinity: A Review of Boys State
* This review contains spoilers In 2017, filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine came across an article about a successful motion for the state of Texas to secede from the Union. The motion was...
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