Government
Push for self-determination for Arnhem Land
Amongst the current disarray of the Northern Territory political scene, one Aboriginal Leader has called for a new, Indigenous system......
…and for Torres Strait Islanders
There’s a similar push for autonomy happening northwest of Arnhem Land. Over the last 20 years, leaders from the Torres......
To table or not to table?
It’s been over a week since Tony Fitzgerald gave an explosive speech highlighting corruption in the Queensland Government. The Premier-......
Queensland – perfect one day… corrupt the next?
It’s twenty years since the Fitzgerald report exposed corruption in Queensland, so what’s changed? The Inquiry was instrumental in the......
Peruvians versus their government
Peru has recently seen violent protests by Amazon Indians in a bid to stop what they see as a grab......
Tough cop or Gestapo? Government urged to scrap ABCC
Ark Tribe, a South Australian rigger and member of the Construction Forestry and Energy Union, appeared in court yesterday charged......
Should the government pay for weight loss surgery?
The federal government is being urged to subsidize stomach lap band surgery in pubilc hospitals. It’s proposed that the procedure......
Bridging visas
The recent turmoil in Sri Lanka has led to further debate about how Australia should handle refugees. The government has......
Pakistani government capitulates in the face of mass opposition protests
The Pakistani government has capitulated in the face of mass opposition protests by agreeing to reinstate a sacked judge. In......
Honesty in Government Pt 3
Andrew Alexandra, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne explores ideas of......