The Adani Carmichael Mine
It's either Adani or The Great Barrier Reef. Are we willing to fight for a wonder of the world? (The Guardian) Brenda the Civil
Disobedience Penguin v The Adani Mine. Democracy is fatally compromised.First dog on the moon. (The Guardian)
Here's what we know about Adani and the Carmichael mine project (ABC News)
Climate council decries massive Adani mine as The Great Barrier Reef perishes. (Huffington post)
Adani brings to light government antics we rarely see. (The Sydney Morning Herald) The Adani mine is this generation's Franklin River. People power can stop it - Bob Brown (The Guardian)
Editorial: The Australia Institute and Adani's Carmichael coal mine (Newcastle Herald)
Palaszczuk and Turnbull governments are Adani mine's lonely fans. (The Canberra Times)
Adani coal mine: An insult to Australia's dignity and heritage (The Age)
Carmichael coal mine; We want to stop it in its tracks. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Carmichael key to easing Indian poverty: Adani (The Australian)
Comic by Broelman
Crime in Victoria
The black deaths in custody hotline that kicks in after you've been arrested for no crime. (New Matilda)
"Tough on crime" means tough on women. (New Matilda)
Fact check Q&A: is violent crime getting worse in Victoria and do people feel less safe than ever? (The Conversation)
Violent youth crime in Victoria 'unprecedented', police commissioner Graham Ashton says (ABC News)
Vengeful public/Lex Borthwick, Burwood
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Rise of the Right (Globally)
Explainer: Australia’s tangled web of far right-political parties (The Conversation)
Australian Christian Lobby: The rise and fall of the religious right (The Conversation)
Rethinking non-violent resistance in the face of right-wing populism (The Conversation)
The far right thrives on global networks. They must be fought online and off. (The Guardian)
The rise and rise of the political troll from the 'alt-right'. (New Matilda)
- Letters to the editor (The AGE)World of the New Right & Carrot better than stick
Indigenous Issues: Closing the gap
Traditional culture at odds with closing the gap (The Australian) may not be free
Tackling Aboriginal ear disease will help close the gap (The Australian) may not be free
Closing the gap ‘doomed to fail’ without more Indigenous input, activist Patrick Dodson says. (ABC News)
Senses of belonging: How Indigenous Sovereignty unsettles White Australia (ABC news)
Beyond the fact of our heritage and identity, should being Indigenous really matter? (ABC news)
Shocking close the gap report shows need for new relationship between black and white Australians (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Ten years of Close the Gap; Why are we sicker, poorer and living shorter than the rest of Australia? (SBS news)
Indigenous recognition still has a way to go (The Age)
Indigenous recognition: Lessons of 1967 referendum still apply to debate on constitution. (ABC News)
Why Indigenous Australia will reject a minimalist referendum question. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Consider what they achieved (Shepparton News)
This is an emotional moment for me. We're closing the gap in Indigenous education. (The Guardian)
Andrew Bolt: Sorry, but we're a divided nation. (The Herald Sun)
Too many caught up in the cycle of the sorry business. (The Australian)
White Australia stole Indigenous children. And then stole their victimhood. (Tony Birch on The Guardian)
North Korea/Trump
Why North Korea’s nuclear threat must be taken more seriously than ever (The Conversation)
Trump and North Korea: military action will be a disaster, so a more patient, thoughtful solution is required. (The Conversation)
North Korea: Trump keeps options open against 'smart cookie' Kim Jong-Un (The Guardian)
Why China won't buy Trump's North Korea bluster (CNN)
Could Trump's diplomacy resolve his North Korea crisis? There's hope. (The Guardian)
Commentary: Trump should try this instead of threatening North Korea. (Chicago Tribune)
The nightmare of the the North Korea/Trump standoff (The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
A hundred days of Trump (The New Yorker)
A danger to the world: It's time to get rid of Donald Trump.(Der Spiegel online)
Gender issues
Thought police screening schoolbooks (The Australian)
For everyone’s sake, let’s talk about sex (The Guardian)
News media still protect powerful men accused of sexual misconduct (The Conversation)
Tony Abbott calls ‘anti-men’ gender quota idea politically correct rubbish (The Guardian)
Do millennial men want stay-at-home wives? (Sunday Review)
Gloria Steinem: Women have 'chick flicks'. What about men? (The New York Times)
Trump's casual misogyny is an affront to all women. We must unite against him. (The Guardian)
How should we talk to boys about respecting women? (ABC News)
How to talk to boys about Trump's attitude towards women? (Greater Good/Berkeley)
The gender wars of household chores: a feminist comic. (The Guardian)
That could have been me: Benjamin Law on the suicide of gay schoolboy Tyrone Unsworth (The Guardian)
457 Visas or Section 18C
Section 18C: What's all the fuss and why does it matter? (ABC News)
Section 18C: PM Malcolm Turnbull denies caving in to party pressure on racial discrimination laws (ABC News)
Section 18C: What racial vilification complaints have been upheld, dismissed by a judge?
Don't be fooled by the 457 visa decision (news.com.au)
Energy Crisis
Gas crisis? Energy crisis? The real problem is lack of long-term planning (The Conversation)
The anatomy of an energy crisis: a pictorial guide, part 1 (The Conversation)
Australia's energy crisis is a failure of policy not competitive markets. (Financial Review)
Energy crisis a blunder of governments, not a market failure. (Financial Review)
Energy crisis will be worse than expected, with costly blackouts coming. (The Australian Business Review)
Matt Johnston on the closure of Hazelwood and the energy crisis (Herald Sun)
We are played for fools/Pamela Manikas.
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Gonski 2.0 education reforms
Coalition won't reveal conditions attached to Gonski 2.0 until mid-2018. (The Guardian)
Turnbull announces "Gonski 2.0" funding program for schools. (Huffington Post)
What is the Gonski 2.0 plan for schools funding? (SBS News)
Gonski 2.0: Is this the school funding plan we have been looking for? Finally, yes. (The Conversation)
Abbott questions Turnbull's schools plan. (The Conversation)
Catholics vow to go hard in school fight with government. (The Conversation)
Schools funding: David Gonski is backski (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Free public education: Gonski reforms are all but dead (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Government bastardised Gonski plan: Greens MP (The Australian)
Educating Australia: Why our schools aren't improving (ABC News)
The quality reforms needed to get all Australian students ahead. (Liberal.org.au)
Our school funding system is unfair and holding Australia back. Here's how to fix it. (ABC News)
Coalition school funding changes do not go far enough to fix education system. (The Age)
Education revolution redux: Turnbull gives a Gonski after all. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Catholic schools' money claims over Gonski 2.0 lack credibility (The Age)
School funding: The 3 things parents need to know about Gonski 2.0 (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Gonski 2.0 or Conski 2.0? (The Spectator Australia)
Gonski school funding: Wealthy schools to have funding slashed as Turnbull government redirects funds. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Gonski: The big questions that need to be answered. (Australian Financial Review)
Mr Gonski, start from here. (Australian Financial Review) PM's full Gonski aims higher than Labor (Australian Financial Review)
The Gonski Report - Review of funding for schooling (final report) - Australian Government
What's in the Gonski report? (ABC News)
Did Gonski get it right? School funding and performance. (by Ken Gannicott)
Catholic schools offer twisted logic on Gonski. (Australian Financial Review)
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- School funding changes fall short of a pass (The AGE )Forum article.
- Poor schools lose out (The AGE)Catholic education
Gambling advertising
Wide-ranging bans on gambling ads during sport broadcasts will help those with problems: expert. (ABC News)
Odds are, sports betting ads are a bad gamble. (The Age)
Broadcasters slam moves to tighten gambling ad ban. (The Australian)
User behaviour: Websites and apps are designed for compulsion, even addiction. Should the web be regulated like drugs or casinos? (online addiction - Aeon)
A menace to society: The war on pinball in America (Aeon)
The AFL and gambling ads: A question of value (The Age)
'I just want to watch the footy':Stopping betting advertising during sporting events. (The Isthmus)
Gambling restrictions are an assault on free speech. (Crikey)
Minimum wage
Minimum wage: ACTU pushing for a $45-dollar-a-week increase, employers want lower pay rise (ABC News)
Australia's minimum wage: The economic and equity case for a decent rise (The Age)
Minimum wage review should be approached with caution, Turnbull government says (The Guardian)
There are better ways to help low paid workers than increasing minimum wage (The Conversation)
A history of lying: Full spectrum contempt and the art of untruths (New Matilda)
Union blocks Domino's minimum wage (New Matilda)
The feminist far-left is making more enemies than allies (New Matilda)
Disinformation
Fact checking won't save us from fake news.
Evangelicals, your attacks on "the media" are getting dangerous. (The Washington Post)
NPR and the word 'liar': intent is key. (NPR)
Stanford researchers find students have trouble judging the credibility of information online. (Stanford edu.)
The New York Times promised to fact-check their new climate denier columnist - They lied. (Medium blog)
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