In the 5th century BCE, Athens experienced a radical transformation in governance. The city's elite gathered in the Athenian Assembly to discuss and, most importantly, vote on civic matters. This has come to be known as democracy and has evolved into today’s dominant political system.
Yet, inadvertently, the Greeks also discovered the concept of echo…
I pride myself on being a relatively informed individual. Whether my yearning for political knowledge has been instilled in me from my Politics degree or the need to keep up with my politically informed friends, I have always believed that staying updated with the global decisions that greatly impact our lives is vital.
However, while…
With the date of the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice Referendum being confirmed for the 14th of October, read along to keep yourself informed of what's going on and what you will be voting for.
On the 23rd of March 2023, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stood up in Parliament and officially announced the Voice…
Gemma Hudson reflects on her childhood and her struggles identifying with politicians.
Like most kids, I would, on occasion,pretend to be sick to stay home from school.
But my motivation for this was rarely to get out of a test or avoid an activity I didn’t like. I generally enjoyed school as a kid, I…
Rob Abadee discusses the vaccination roll-out and the COVID-19 lockdown, postulating that Australia may not be as safe as everyone thinks.
“We’re going to have to generate what we call herd immunity…and the only way of developing that, in the absence of a vaccine, is for the majority of the population to become infected.” -…
William Price responds to Max Raine’s article, arguing that treating governments like a start-up is naïve, misleading, and ignores democratic realities.
Max Raine recently argued in Drew’s News that politicians should think like start-ups and that government policy should be more flexible in order to adapt to changing circumstances. This is an appealing proposition, but…
Max Raine analyses the structural reasons behind political failure and presents some ideological alternatives to consider
Good start-ups are case studies in building things from scratch that serve people well over time. A good company is able to stay true to market demand and change as the world around them does. It’s about wrangling the…
Rob Abadee discusses why even though Donald Trump may seem harmless, we should be concerned with his increasingly authoritarian attitude,
I used to find comparisons between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler rather amusing.
Although Trump promised to rebuild a nation that had lost its intrinsic “greatness” and exploited prejudices through a distinct brand of populism,…
Pamela Murphy investigates the role of the UN and other non-profit organizations on intervention, specifically regarding occurrences of genocide and the lack of humanitarian aid.
Like many others I am sure, I have always looked up to non-for-profit organizations that have strived to ‘help make the world a better place’. Growing up, I was in…
Dan Breden reflects on Scott Morrison’s political revival in a challenging period of Australia’s history.
It’s a strange feeling knowing that your experiences and actions will go down in history. In decades to follow, we will look back and judge the actions that we, as a nation and as humans, make today. Governments will be…