There’s an established principle in law: he who comes looking for equity must come with clean hands. The clean hands...

Donald Trump has always measured power by applause. Rallies, ratings, and ovations have been his fuel, the noise that kept the illusion of command alive. But at Quantico, facing the nation’s military brass, the noise stopped.

If it were China or Russia, the imposition of sanctions and threats of harm to prosecutors and judges of the International Criminal Court would be front page news in Australia.

When it comes to policy decisions, too many are too quick to focus on what’s in it for them, instead of what is best for society as a whole As pens and notepads were being laid out for start of the much-touted economic roundtable on Monday, the chair of the Productivity Commission, Danielle Wood, made a number of dark observations in an address to the National Press Club. People in their 30s today, Wood told us, are the first generation to be worse off than those born in the previous decade in terms of earnings, housing affordability, budget burden and climate impacts. Her comments laid bare how important reform of so many aspects of the economy and regulation are if this situation is to change. Continue reading...

The last forty years have taught us that neoliberalism and privatisation of social services doesn’t work, and it’s time to rebuild what does work.