For left-wing people, it has long been uncontroversial to welcome into Australia refugees and migrants. Yet hostility towards so-called settler migrants has emerged among those espousing “anti-colonial” politics.
One year ago, Israel began its genocidal bloodbath in Gaza. As the bodies of men, women and so many children piled up, ripped apart by bombs made in the USA, everyone was called on to answer the question: “Which side are you on?”
Australia boasts of belonging to the “Pacific family” and is motivated only by a desire to help its neighbours. It’s hard to reconcile this rosy self-image with Australia’s history of bullying, espionage and greed in East Timor.
Students will be surprised to learn that their campuses are hotbeds of hatred. That’s the claim, at least, of numerous submissions to a Senate committee currently considering legislation to establish a judicial inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities.
Millions of households are struggling to pay rising rents and
mortgage repayments, while profits soar for the banks and wealthy
landlords. Here are five things we could do to fix the housing crisis
now.
