Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells proves to Australia that a strong community grounding is key to public respect and legitimacy, writes Tom Colwell.
Modern politics has become an orchestrated theatre for actors to recite dull and empty passages, too scared by repercussions to engage in any meaningful discourse, writes Daniel Haynes.
The precariat describes those who are forced to take low paying insecure jobs because they have to. But the real issue is the way in which politicians still report that employment has risen, without mentioning the poor working conditions endured by these people.
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells proves to Australia that a strong community grounding is key to public respect and legitimacy, writes Tom Colwell.
Modern politics has become an orchestrated theatre for actors to recite dull and empty passages, too scared by repercussions to engage in any meaningful discourse, writes Daniel Haynes.
The precariat describes those who are forced to take low paying insecure jobs because they have to. But the real issue is the way in which politicians still report that employment has risen, without mentioning the poor working conditions endured by these people.
Females stand up for the underrepresentation of women in politics
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells proves to Australia that a strong community grounding is key to public respect and legitimacy, writes Tom Colwell.
Modern politics has become an orchestrated theatre for actors to recite dull and empty passages, too scared by repercussions to engage in any meaningful discourse, writes Daniel Haynes.
The precariat describes those who are forced to take low paying insecure jobs because they have to. But the real issue is the way in which politicians still report that employment has risen, without mentioning the poor working conditions endured by these people.
Politicians have a knack for being outlandish, as well as insanely boring. Nicole Mills looks back at her evolving opinion of the political circus, from her days waiting for Sesame Street to start, to her current love affair with the political media.
