John Passant
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POEM: Together we must
Together we must HE was three years old You killed him And 50 others Not in Christ's church But a mosque To save your blindness Your fake whiteness Not mine, yours, YOURS Inspired by the politicians Who run Manus and Nauru Concentration camps Inspired by their hate press Where Muslims are the whistled dog Of Immigration, and race And colonial settlers And the lumpen proles Who make up part of… → Read More
Morrison Government takes fearmongering to another level
It was just another week of lies from the Morrison Government. → Read More
Coalition ministers abandon the sinking ship
With news of yet more ministers retiring at the forthcoming election, it’s beginning to look a lot like 2013. → Read More
Cardinal George Pell found guilty
A jury found Cardinal George Pell guilty of child sexual abuse in December last year. → Read More
Julie Bishop and the Liberal Party women
It was Julie Bishop’s farewell. She was Australia’s first female Foreign Minister but what were her achievements in the role? → Read More
PRESS GALLERY SKETCH: Why Julie Bishop isn't standing for re-election
After Question Time on Thursday, Julie Bishop advised the House she would not be standing for re-election in her seat of Curtin at the next election. → Read More
PRESS GALLERY SKETCH: Christmas Island and the Helloworld scandal
Parliament this week saw a surprise move by Bill Shorten regarding Christmas Island as well as questions over the HelloWorld scandal → Read More
Cormann and the Coalition play hide and seek with the truth
From travel rorts to Paladin, to union raids and the Banking RC, hiding is what the Morrison Government is about. → Read More
Paladin: Closed tenders and shady dealings
The Paladin Group is a small company with a shack on Kangaroo Island – until last week – as its head office. → Read More
The Morrison Government: Teetering around the edges of governance
The defeat of the Government on the Medivac Bill is the potential precursor to its defeat in the upcoming election. → Read More
PRESS GALLERY SKETCH: No questions on Closing the Gap
Out of all the questions asked during Question Time, pressing issues concerning Indigenous Australians were overlooked. → Read More
PRESS GALLERY SKETCH: The Medevac Bill and Banking Royal Commission
Canberra correspondent John Passant reports on the details of the two biggest parliamentary topics to happen this week. → Read More
Humanity triumphs as Morrison Government defeated on Medivac Bill
The Morrison Government has been defeated on the floor over the Medical Evacuation Bill. → Read More
Franking credits, superannuation and other legal tax 'rorts'
The top 1% of Australians have more wealth than the bottom 70% combined. → Read More
Banking Royal Commission: Business as usual for the Big Four
With the release of the Royal Commission report, it seems the banks have come out unscathed due to political protection. → Read More
The Murray-Darling: Death by capitalism
The environmental and ecological disasters occurring at the Murray-Darling Basin are driven by capitalism, writes John Passant. → Read More
No one is buying the Coalition's neoliberal message
Despite tax cuts and an ongoing fear campaign, the Coalition Government is gone, writes Canberra correspondent John Passant. → Read More
Fascism, free speech and Facebook bans
Canberra correspondent John Passant finds himself on the wrong side of Facebook's "community standards". → Read More
Australia and the overpopulation myth
The overpopulation, anti-people scare campaign sends xenophobic and racist messages. → Read More
The St Kilda aftermath: Fascists and mainstream politicians
In the wake of the St Kilda rally, John Passant explores the ways in which fascism is creeping into our government. → Read More