Tag: politics
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NSW Law Society throws weight behind Voice
The Council of the Law Society of NSW has announced their support for the proposal to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Australian Constitution. Society President, Cassandra Banks, said “the paramount voices in respect of issues concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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Protestors hit with capsicum spray at AFR Higher Education Summit
Protestors have been capsicum sprayed by police during a protest at the Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education Summit in Sydney last Tuesday. The protest was organised by the National Union of Students (NUS) as well as student activists groups from the University of New South Wales, the University of Technology Sydney and the University…
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Top 5 jankiest student election promises
If recent participation rates are anything to go by – under four per cent of undergraduates voted in the 2020 WUSA election – the goings on of the student union tend to go unnoticed. Pair that with political opportunism and you can get some weird election promises that candidates hope you’ll be too disengaged to…
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Opinion: Australia can’t afford to look like Britain’s Asia outpost
Images: River McCrossen, Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images Australia has been a sovereign nation for over 120 years, we have created our own education, welfare and health systems to take care of our citizens. We have a society which values mutliculturalism, fairness and honest work and we should be able to have one of our own…
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Activist speak up against AUKUS
A coalition of activist groups gathered at Sydney Town Hall on Saturday to protest against Australia’s involvement in the controversial AUKUS treaty and acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.
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Opinion: It’s our fault they are in Parliament.
Photo: Kylie De Guia/ Unsplash In the 1980s, Australia was introduced to political polling. It is through the polls which focus groups have tested for the public’s views and ideas. However, the use of polls wasn’t as prevalent as they have become in contemporary politics, which meant that leaders and politicians were more focused on…
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Barnaby Joyce sworn into new roles, criticism from Opposition
Barnaby Joyce has been sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister and the Leader of the Nationals Party after a leadership spill within the party.
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Barnaby Joyce regains role as Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationals Party
Barnaby Joyce has been re-elected as Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationals Party after a leadership spill within the party ousted Michael McCormack this afternoon. Michael McCormack lost both of his positions as the Leader of the Nationals Party and Deputy Prime Minister after Senator Matt Canavan called a spill motion against the…