What was it like?
by Christopher Sheil | Dec 15, 2015
Tom Uren and Richard Flanagan on the Burma-Thailand railwayHistory is elusive. Often we can fix the dates of when things occurred, identify those involved, and draw on...
Not just polar bears: climate change as a social justice issue
by Lesley Hughes | Dec 15, 2015
I feel very honoured to have been invited to speak at this event. I hope that Doc Evatt, as a person who fought against injustice and oppression of the poor and vulnerable, would...
The legend lives
by Charlie Ward | Oct 1, 2014
A lifeline at the end of the lineageFor several years I’ve been learning what I can about my father from those who knew him as a younger man than I. This part of my biographical...
Redressing inequality — 125 years ago
by Christopher Sheil | Sep 9, 2014
The Great London Dock Strike The Great London Dock Strike paralysed the Thames between 14 August and 15 September 1889, 125 years ago this month. The strike was sparked by a...
The good fight
by Tanya Plibersek | Sep 2, 2014
While Joe Hockey was preparing to deliver his first budget in May, a budget that unravelled Australia’s social fabric, he listened to a song called Best day of my life by...
Inclusive capitalism
by Christine Lagarde | Jun 11, 2014
Capitalism originates from the Latin “caput”, cattle heads, and refers to possessions. Capital is used in the 12th century and designates the use of funds. The term “capitalism”...
Capital in the 21st Century: Review article
by Christopher Sheil | May 21, 2014
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty was published in the United States by Harvard University Press on 28 March. The book claims to define the ‘central...
Two freedoms
by Tim Soutphommasane | Apr 24, 2014
Freedom of expression and freedom from racial vilification In an address she gave in 1998, Professor Alice Tay reminded us that ‘the very notion of cultural diversity is clearly...
A remarkable woman; a feminist
by Penny Wong | Apr 24, 2014
Jessie Street was a remarkable woman. She devoted her life to campaigning for equality for women; justice for the disadvantaged; elimination of discrimination; and world peace...
Liberty, fraternity and … what was that other word?
by Barry Jones | Apr 8, 2014
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