Denise says from melting Himalayan glaciers to fires, floods and bleaching reefs, climate change is no longer a warning about the future. We are living through it — even as our politics retreats from confronting it.
Opinion
Posted inOpinion, Political, Social
Opinion: The collapse of trust in facts
Ned Watt and Michelle Riedlinger say the modern fact-checking movement launched 25 years ago but is now in retreat — just as it’s needed more than ever.
Posted inOpinion, Political, Regulars
Begin rant: Will the real National Party please stand up?
RK Crosby asks you consider this possibility: One Nation is not on the rise. It has simply expanded into the enormous political vacuum left by the National Party.
Posted inFeatured, Political, Something to Think About
Opinion: A toxic brew has shaped a world driven by anger, fear and confusion
Cost-of-living pressures, terror attacks, widening inequality and financial crises — it’s no wonder Australians are angry. Yet danger lies in scapegoating, writes Professor Alan Gamlen
Posted inFeatured, Opinion, Political, Regulars
Denise’s Desk: Why does Pauline Hanson want to defund the ABC?
Denise says Pauline Hanson has a long and difficult history with the national broadcaster, a well-developed dislike of difficult questions and, at times, a remarkably thin political skin. So, is this really about taxpayers and ratings — or is it about the journalism?
Posted inOpinion, Political, Regulars
Begin rant: You have always been able to say what you think
RK Crosby writes that you have a right to be a bigot. But you do not have a right to inflict that bigotry on other people and pretend it is a valid contribution to our democracy.
Posted inFeatured, Opinion, Regulars, Social
Denise’s Desk: When Seeing Is No Longer Believing
Denise says technology was supposed to make life easier and education better, but she’s now wondering whether we have spent enough time thinking about what it might be taking from us in return.
Posted inOpinion, Social
Regional and rural Australians ‘left behind’ by telco services – new report
Mark A Gregory says that the ombudman’s report into how to fix regional telecommunications are a good start.
Posted inFeatured, Opinion, Political, Regulars
Denise’s Desk: Just how many feet can one man fit in his mouth?
Denise says another week of Barnaby Joyce headlines raises a more important question for New England: amid all the noise, where is the representation?
Posted inOpinion, Political, Regulars, Social
Begin Rant: When trust in the ABC is shaken, we all lose
RK Crosby says she is heartbroken by how far the ABC has fallen below the expectations we should all expect from our national broadcaster.