EurekaStreet
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EurekaStreet
@EurekaStreet
Offering an independent perspective on current events in politics, religion and culture.
- 'How much media attention is being paid to this ongoing scandal of First Nations peoples who... now represent an extraordinary 30 per cent of the nation’s prison population? ' Michele Madigan on deaths in custody
- "A universal dental scheme with no out of pocket expenses would cost government $5.6b per year but would drastically improve health outcomes for all Australians." Eliza Berlage @verbaliza digs into the roots of health inequality #auspol #budget2019
- 'Both sides' journalism betrays the public interest ow.ly/UUY330fjAGa #marriageequality #auspol @rubyhamad
- 'It goes without saying that this represents a substantial incursion on individual liberties. Once more, Australia’s lack of basic human rights protections is made obvious.' By @JustinGlynSJ #auspol
- "A lot of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people hope that with an Indigenous person in this Ministry, we will gain an advocate. The reality, however, may end up being the opposite,' writes Celeste Liddle @Utopiana #auspol ow.ly/FFA750uHAqR
- 'What are some of the concrete steps we can take to undo the damage wrought by governments in the thrall of the neoliberal lie that the wealth would eventually trickle down?' asks John Falzon. #JobsSummit #Labor #Wages
- "Food is political, and where I come from, hummus is saturated in politics." Na'ama Carlin's love letter to #hummus, a food that has both started wars and transcended borders. @derridalicious ow.ly/v3oZ30kFdI4
- 'The federal Coalition doesn’t approach the climate crisis like a government trying to solve a problem. They approach it like a political party in the frantic final weeks of an election campaign,' writes Greg Foyster. ow.ly/65UU50Gz1sF
