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Yesterday, Bill Shorten refused to rule out Labor continuing Tony Abbott’s cruel policy of turning back boats of refugees and asylum seekers. [1] Labor has been sucked in by Abbott’s fear mongering -- and now Bill Shorten and other Labor MPs are positioning the party to continue Abbott’s...

The culture wars tell us that the Mining corporations are rich and not paying their share of Tax. The mining rich are getting richer but are you? I support an Australia built on the many rather than the few elites at the top- when working people succeed Australia succeeds. That's why I am asking...

Please discuss should a minister have the power to strip an Australian of their sole citizenship?

As a convict settlement in what was considered unoccupied land English law was to apply under the Doctrine of Reception. The high court decision in Mabo resulted in the high court deciding that Australia had been acquired by settlement and that Australia wasn't terra nullius at the time of...

The rich are getting richer but are you? The shrinking middle class is a global crisis but namely in G8 nations (e.g. England, France, Germany and Japan). The income disparity between the rich and the rest of the USA population is so wide and so fast that it might destabilise democratic...

There is growing pressure on the Abbott government to increase the Goods and Services Tax(GST) to help fund state hospitals, schools, infrastructure and other services. Otherwise states would gave to go into debt to fund services which would require higher taxes in the future until such time the...

Friends one and all lets see where you stand in terms of the political divide: are you conservative or progressive? Are you libertarian or authoritarian? Compare your results with the political icons of our era. Take a Print Screen of your results and please upload the images...

Who is the best candidate to be a visionary Prime Minister? A) Bill Shorten B) Tony Abbott C) Tanya Plibersek D) Julie Bishop Who can lead and define Australia? Who can sell the policies the best? Who is in it for the long haul?

Welcome back to White Australia Source: SMH Before our eyes, day by day, Scott Morrison becomes the hollow man. His face tightens and twists, his eyes are dead, and his words strangled with jargon. We've seen this before. Remember Philip Ruddock gradually turning into a stick of chalk, as...

Do you support a millionaire's tax cut? The rich get richer: David Cameron's tax cut will help 13,000 millionaires • By Vincent Moss New figures reveal the number of people earning at least £1m a year has rocketed THE number of millionaires who will benefit from David Cameron’s April tax...

Australia's Immigration Policy: Are We Getting it Right? Please discuss the material facts of this proposition. Some sub terms of reference include the skilled migration and refugee migration mix.

Clive Palmer the billionaire Member of Parliament for Fairfax. Clive Palmer the man who predicted before the 2013 federal election that the Palmer United Party (PUP) would win 100 seats in the House of Representatives. Turns out PUP only won one seat in the House of Representatives at the 2013...

The Abbott government is hoping it can make its controversial budget welfare cuts more attractive by sending them to the Senate in a different form. It has repackaged stalled legislation into four new bills - a move it considers will maximise chances of getting its changes past hostile Senate...

Watch the documentary on You Tube called The Obama Deception and discuss about the above statement.

THE Coalition is planning to release the discussion paper for tax reform within the next month, possibly two. It will include the terms of reference and a timeline on the formal green and white paper processes. The green paper is slated to be released next April, with plans for the white paper...

THE failure of Muslims to integrate is one of the factors identified by John Howard as contributing to the terrorism crisis. Source: The Australian

Should Australia end the age of entitlement? Source: AFR The role of government is finally decided as Tony Abbott embraced most of Labor’s welfare state measures and conceded that his attempts to undermine the welfare state were defeated. Australia’s 40 year debate about the role of government...

Liberal MP calls for increased refuge intake Source: Sky News A Liberal backbencher has called for Australia's official refugee intake to double now that the flow of asylum seeker boats has stopped. Wyatt Roy wants the 13,750 places in the humanitarian refugee program increased twofold once...

A report showing one in five Australians receive income support has prompted Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews to label the welfare system "not sustainable" and order a review. Talking on ABC radio, Mr Andrews said: "With the population ageing at the rate that it is, we've got to ensure...

Sense and Sensibility: Tanya Plibersek Source: AFR Julia Gillard all but anointed Tanya Plibersek as a future Labor leader on her way out the door. If and when the time comes, will the Member for Sydney have what it takes. Tanya Plibersek work days begin at 5.30 am and end at 9.30pm- or...