US Launches Missile Strike on Syrian Air Base
Early Friday morning reports came in of US missile strikes targeting a Syrian Air Base. US officials report that the base is believed to have been the site from which…
Malcolm Turnbull Is Trying to Turn Queerphobia Into Islamophobia
The shooting in Orlando should have brought condemnation of homophobia. In Australia, our leaders turned it into an attack on Islam. Hayden Dalziel explains.
I Watched The Second Leaders’ Debate Because the Creeping Dread of Sunday Night Wasn’t Enough of a Downer
The Second Leaders’ Debate aired last night, and the hands of everyone watching trembled above their remote buttons with the overwhelming urge to switch to MasterChef. Yet Auspol soldier Wade…
Australia Votes Part II: I Need a Campaign Trail Mix Bar
As the nation begins to understand the meaning of 'endurance' on day 11 of the long campaign, Brad Griffin keeps us on the ball with his second fortnightly coverage of…
I Watched The First Leaders’ Debate on Friday Night So You Didn’t Have To
When the other TV options last Friday night were the AFL, rugby, Eurovision and 'Call and Win: Win Cash Live!', who tuned their sets to the First Leaders' Debate? Wade…
Billy and The Bull: A Double Dissolution Prologue
After Turnbull successfully staged the failure of the ABCC Bill to pass the Senate for the second time, a double dissolution is on the cards for Australia - the first…
The Worldwide Bern: Sanders, Youth Politics and Australia
It is not uncommon to find Germans, English, and Australians showing their support and sharing their desire for a candidate like Sanders in their own country; a candidate who they…
Stay In Your Lane, Briggs.
Jamie Briggs, former Minister for Cities and the Built Environment, resigned from his ministerial portfolio last week. Jamie Briggs harassed a young woman, who most likely felt particularly vulnerable and…