WE NEED TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS It was only a couple of columns ago that I wrote about homelessness right across our area. Indeed, in the weeks since, the…
STATE POLITICS IS AN EASY HEADLINE BUT A TROUBLED REALITY In recent weeks there has been plenty written about many things in NSW politics. From US Trade Jobs, to the…
WHAT ELECTRICITY PROBLEM? IT’S THE FREE MARKET BABY! Recent weeks have shown an electricity market that is drowning in its own desire for profits. To make sure the profits soar,…
PUBLIC SERVANT WAGES MATTER TO MOST WORKERS No doubt you will have seen various images and news stories about public servants going on strike and marching on Parliament House. In…
WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT DEMOCRACY? By the end of March 2023, we will all have been asked to vote 3 separate times, for our 3 levels of Government. We…
PRIVATISING THE GAP IN PUBLIC SERVICES There has been much written and said about the recent decision for the Solomon Islands to enter into an agreement with China for funding…
MY FEARS FOR HOW THE INTERNET MIGHT MAKE FUTURE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS UGLY Strap in folks! This federal election campaign is going to be messy. And I personally think a lot…
WHEN IS A PROTEST NOT A PROTEST A strange and possibly dangerous piece of Legislation was rushed through NSW Parliament last week – and it will have an impact…
FLOOD AFFECTED LOCALS LET DOWN BY A SLEEPING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT I am extremely reluctant to weigh into Federal issues, but two weeks ago, Scott Morrison declared a National Emergency…