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Australia Day

Australia Day

On the eve of another Australia Day ‘celebration’, the conversation about this day and what it means to differing members of the community continues to rage on. It is nothing if not a topical argument that continues to divide opinion. For many Australians old and […]

Marriage Equality Debate Divides Equally

Marriage Equality Debate Divides Equally

It has been around six weeks since I originality wrote about the Marriage Equality Plebiscite and accurately depicted the effect the process would have on the local and greater community. The debate has become bitter and petty and even violent, the process nothing but a […]

The Australian Government: Divide, Damage and Disgrace

The Australian Government: Divide, Damage and Disgrace

Plebiscites ‘An issue put to the vote which does not affect the Constitution is called a plebiscite. A plebiscite is not defined in the Australian Constitution, the Electoral Act or the Referendum Act. A plebiscite can also be referred to as a simple national vote. […]