Is social media killing democracy?
Democracies are being torn apart by polarisation. Is it the fault of social media?
RIP Robert Kennedy
Today, June 6, is always a sad day for me. Not only is it 74th Anniversary of the D-Day landings
Government neglect made Martin Place homeless inevitable
The tent city in Martin Place arose out of a perfect storm of events. Events which not only result in
The Trump victory
When I was first asked to write a comment on the election of Donald Trump to be President of the
“There’s always someone trying to steal our freedoms!”
I found myself saying to a couple of friends recently as we were looking at the current Australian and world situation
Reflection at Myruan Sukumaran’s Funeral
Over the years I have been heavily involved in anti death penalty campaigns. Barlow and Chambers in Malaysia, Van Nguyen
Chan – Sukumaran & Death: What we can learn from all of this
Yesterday, 28th April was quite a day for me. It was a day when I saw again and again the
No government help for child sex abuse victims
If you get damaged as a child, don't ever expect the government to help. The history of government's helping those
A plea for clemency for Andrew Chan & Myuran Sukumaran
Sometime this month (February) Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be led out of their gaol cells and onto a
A Call for Calm
A Call for Calm A few weeks ago on my Sunday night radio program on Sydney Radio 2GB 873 I
My response to the Budget
For the past week or so I have been in London getting my Big Picture Social Justice Film Festival off
Doing freedom – it’s a hard job
You know, freedom is a wonderful thing. I’m sitting here in Balan’s coffee shop in Soho, London one sunny spring