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Conservative, cautious and committed – three words that summarise John Howard’s political style. Electorally popular in his day, controversial amongst progressives and leaving behind a debated policy legacy, some argue that John Howard is one of, if not Australia’s best prime ministers, whilst others contend that his legacy is one of intergenerational wealth inequality. Having […]
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On August 31st, a rally named “March for Australia” occurred nationwide. Organisers and attendees of this rally claimed it was a protest to stop mass immigration, with some of their slogans including “No Foreign Flags” and “End Mass Migration”. Many attendees, including Hugo Lennon (aka Auspill), blamed mass migration on housing and cost-of-living crises. Lennon […]
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In two months, the genocide in Gaza will mark its two-year anniversary. Two years of schools, hospitals, shelters and breadlines being bombed. Two years of starvation and displacement. Two years of Gaza being razed. Israel has shown no signs of stopping, with Netanyahu intending to totally occupy the Gaza Strip. Thanks to the complicity of […]
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On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian political organisation Hamas, alongside other militant groups, launched an attack on Israel. This attack was preceded by decades of colonial violence and oppression that the Palestinian people had suffered at the hands of Israel. There were an estimated 1,195 casualties, with 815 of them being civilians, including 36 children. […]
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Context Queensland has had a rocky history with its democratic system. Notoriously, Queensland used to be ruled by the iron fist of Premier Joh Bjelke-Peterson of the National Party. Despite only winning 27.88% of the popular vote in the 1974 Queensland State election the National Party was able to secure 47.56% of the seats. This […]
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Last year, during the 2024 Queensland elections Queensland voted to oust the Miles Labor government that had served Queenslanders since 2015 for the Liberal-National Party (LNP) led by Crisafulli. In late June, the LNP released their first budget since being elected to government. This article will highlight some of the things that the LNP have […]
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On the 9th of June, Greta Thunberg and the 11 other activists aboard the Freedom Flotilla were abducted by the IDF. This outrageous and illegal arrest received no comment from Albanese. Students for Palestine called protests across the country, and just hours after the abduction, hundreds in Brisbane rallied in opposition, demanding their release. The […]
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Eight months on from their electoral victory in October, the Queensland Liberal government have wasted no time in viciously pursuing their right-wing agenda. They’ve attacked trans rights, Indigenous rights, and public sector workers while continuing to expand police funding and powers. But there has also been resistance from workers and students that will need to […]
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The Crisafulli Government’s Adult Crime, Adult Time laws have been slammed by spokespersons from the United Nations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, and legal, health and criminology experts for being discriminatory and in violation of human rights. UN experts warn the LNP’s youth crime legislation will create “a future under-class of Australians’. They posit […]
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International students have expressed concerns about rising rental prices, anticipating having to study abroad elsewhere. According to Property Council of Australia, international student visas have dropped 13 percent in conjunction with a 30 percent rent increase between 2019 and 2023. Summer Ren is an international student from China, studying at UQ. Ren is struggling to […]
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