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RDT changes are imminent
Since the Legalise Cannabis Party got members of parliament elected, I have to say it’s been a crash course in political reality for me. It’s an incredibly conservative world we sent those MPs into – another planet almost for Jeremy Buckingham, compared to his piece of hippy paradise near Bellingen where he was living. His…
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Labour’s fracking plans
The Minns Labor Government pressed go on their plan to bring gas fracking back to NSW at the end of April, and to try and attract Santos and friends to the table. Labor decided to reduce the cost of gas exploration licences by 98% – another government hand out to the corporate fossil fuel industry.…
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The One Nation vote
What’s all this 15% increase in One Nation voting all about? Pretty spooky, but no need to wet the bed about it. Pauline will never be the PM, barring the US Marines invading and installing her into that position. Our system of compulsory and preferential voting lends itself to the election of centrist governments; indeed,…
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Police violence and protest
You have probably seen the shocking scenes from Sydney Town Hall on 9th February, they were awful. When the police moved with force against peaceful members of the community in the heart of the city, the images of the violence travelled around the country and globe. While most of us were shocked and appalled, many…
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Parliament recall after Bondi: Guns and democracy
As we were all reeling in the immediate aftermath of the horrific mass shooting of Jewish people on the beach at Bondi, Premier Chris Minns announced that the NSW Parliament would be recalled to fix our gun laws. On 14th December two hate-fuelled men, a man and his son, killed 15 people, including 10-year old…
