In 1996 Paul Keating said, “when you change the Government, you change the country”. Nothing could be truer as the Albanese Government goes about implementing a far reaching, some might say radical agenda, particularly as it relates to many of Australia’s most marginal and disadvantaged. Since the federal election in May last year, we have Continue reading »
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As federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers ponders the future of Australia’s Productivity Commission (PC), calls for its reform or even abolition have grown louder. Anyone following the media commentary might have the impression that its recommendations have been steadfastly ignored by government for the last two decades. But it’s arguable that the PC and its predecessor Continue reading »
The rallying call of the Western democracies to form a united front against those who dare to challenge their supremacy has always been “common values”. Our hearts burst with pride and gratitude to think that we have the freedom of speech, of assembly, of dissent and other such privileges that those in other systems do Continue reading »
If this president didn’t know he was in possession of classified documents, in some cases for more than a decade, he simply is not qualified to hold any public office allowing him such access.
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Blinken offers a hollow set of concessions via the Washington Post. What is the real message?
The One Thing That Would Make Elections Better For Everyone
Are you sick of the onslaught of negative political ads that air on your TV every election season?
The fear-mongering. The half-truths.
Believe it or not, there’s a simple reform we can enact to make elections more bearable for voters.
It’s called ranked choice voting, or RCV, and it could change our politics for the better.
When you head to the ballot box under ranked choice voting, instead of voting for just one candidate, you have the option to rank candidates in order of preference: first, second, third and so on.
So if you’re stuck between two preferred candidates for a position, you can spread your preferences out in hopes that one of them wins.
Obama is the most likely hidden hand behind the Biden documents reveal. That fact confirms America having reached banana republic status.
Conservatives rail against references to “invasion day”. Ultimately, however, these are the despairing sighs of an old, dying Australia which no longer exists and isn’t coming back. Change is often threatening for conservatives and instinctively they resist it. In Australia, opposition to change has taken many forms, including an ambivalent attitude towards multiculturalism and criticism Continue reading »
Lobbyists for tech giants asked Congress to focus less on Facebook, Google, and Amazon. Congress was happy to oblige.
The post Big Tech to Congress: Listen to Taylor Swift and Go After Ticketmaster, Not Us appeared first on The Intercept.
The Moderate PAC, created to go after progressive primary challengers, received all its money from one source: Republican megadonor Jeffrey Yass.
The post Centrist Democratic PAC’s Sole Funder Is a Republican Megadonor appeared first on The Intercept.