Opposition plans to scrap worker safeguards
Originally published by Independent Australia on 17 September 2024. An interview with Senator Jane Hume has revealed the Opposition’s plans to scrap legislation that would result in workers having fewer…
Calls to address domestic and family violence met with more words
Originally published on Independent Australia on 9 May 2024. The Federal Government has been criticised after failing to take firm action in assisting domestic violence victims, writes Melissa Marsden. *…
ABC exposes AFL homophobia, but Cornes’ critique crumbles
Originally published on Independent Australia on 29 August 2023. A critique published by a former AFL coach over a Four Corners episode revealing homophobia within the AFL has completely missed…
Jobs and housing: People with disabilities need a fair go
This post originally published on Independent Australia on 6 November 2022. An important part of housing affordability is employment (Image by Marcus Aurelius | Pexels) Australia’s Disability Strategy National Forum,…
Political and Media Contests: Which Side (Eye) are YOU on?
Image from au.news.yahoo.com (Photos sourced from Twitter/AAP) This post was originally published on The Australian Independent Media Network on 12th May 2022. A photo says a thousand words, and Opposition…
Gotcha questions expose media double standards
This post was originally published on Independent Australia on 21 April 2022 Sunday’s episode of Insiders showed viewers exactly what media bias is all about and how, come election time,…
People with disabilities marginalised in politics and wider society
This post was originally published on Independent Australia on 31st March 2022 Diversity in Australia’s federal and state parliaments has been a hot topic for debate in recent years. There’s…