Rio Tinto Turns Its Workers Into Lobbyists [New Matilda]
Rio Tinto has been urging its workers to make scripted submissions to parliament supporting a mine expansion. Rio doesn’t own its workforce or their opinions, writes Greens MP David Shoebridge An...
View ArticleWhy corporations should never vote
As published in the Newcastle Herald here: Another day, another corruption headline. Hunter residents are genuinely revolted by the new lows that this state’s politics has sunk to. They are looking for...
View ArticleCoalition plans to entrench corporate and developer control of Wollongong...
As published in the Illawarra Mercury here: The Illawarra is no stranger to the idea that developers can wholly corrupt a local council. The infamous “Table of knowledge” at a local kebab shop was the...
View ArticleEver Seen A Drug Dog At The Opera? The Mardi Gras Is A Whole Other Story
Police routinely use drug detection dogs to target marginalised communities. Expect them out in force at Saturday’s Mardi Gras. Every year the heavy police presence at Mardi Gras includes the use of...
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Anzac Day deserves to be a proper public holiday like any other
As published by the Sydney Morning Herald: Anzac Day is our national day of respect and remembrance. It is the day on which we reflect on the tragedy, sacrifice and waste of war. We promise not only to...
View ArticleDrug driving – the evidence is far from clear
Listen to David’s interview on drug driving on SYN online here. David’s latest opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald calls for an evidence based testing scheme for drug driving. Having a motor...
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