Nicole Chvastek

Brittany Higgins, courage personified

She was the traumatised victim of rape, and then her character and integrity were raped as well. But she has shown she has guts and immense inner strength.

‘Australia First’: first they came for migrants …

Masked men dressed in black plan to march through our capital cities spewing racist, toxic messages of hate. It's not just those from other countries who should be afraid.

Epstein’s depravity oozes from the grave to DC

With the Ghislaine Maxwell cushy low-security arrangement, Donald Trump has pulled off another dark deal that benefits rapists and discredits victims.

Trump’s as happy as Larry with CBS shakedown

The US president's billionaire tech-bro Larry Ellison will do to the formerly highly respected network what Trump has done to America: rape, pillage and plunder it.

Letter of the law: the Don vs Rupe

The US president is suing the media mogul over a salacious birthday note to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein published by Murdoch. Get your hot and salty popcorn ready.

Desperately seeking Sussan

Sussan Ley stayed shtum as deputy dawg when Australian women were demeaned by her male colleagues. Now, all makeup and soft lighting, she's their plucky champion. Uh-huh.

Māori stolen words, stolen identity …

But it's not just NZ's First Nations peoples who were robbed of their heritage. One of the world’s fastest rates of loss of language is in Australia.

A mother, a daughter, a lifelong search …

Teenage pregnancies. 'Bastard' children. Family shame. In those dark, dark days, many girls and women were forced to give up their babies. The pain never went away.

Battle lines are drawn: are you friend or foe?

When America's dropped its bombs on Iran's nuclear facilities, Donald Trump began his very own 'war on terror' — and truth, morality and dignity were the first casualties.

Justice cuts no ICE in Trump’s ‘land of the free’

The US president's 'enemies' are 'terrorists and criminals' who are mostly peaceful, innocent people with no criminal record. No matter. Shoot 'em, jail 'em, deport them.

It’s the Libs family circus! Send in the clowns

Talk about crashing the party. Don't worry though — Tony Abbott, Peta Credlin and Alan Stockdale are here to help clean the place up after all the fun.

She flounces. She pounces. She’s Trump’s attack puppy

Karoline Leavitt is young and inexperienced but is brash and brazen as she savages anyone and anything that challenges her messiah, Donald Trump.

Life isn’t meant to be easy — but death is

For those eligible, voluntary assisted dying is an option that should be made simple, easy and as painless as possible — and neither church nor state should put up roadblocks.

Quota of ignorance: Modern Australia leaves the Liberals stumped

As the Liberal party goes in search of its identity it finds itself again fighting a culture war over its “women problem”. It’s yet another case of ideology versus the facts. When will it end?

The dark cloud of Murdoch has no silver lining

News Corp, Sky after dark, Fox News ... they spew lies and propaganda around the globe, and the evil empire's tentacles keep wrapping around the fearful and the ignorant.

Life and death: threats to Medicare are lethal

Peter Dutton has history as no fan of our universal healthcare system, and the possibility of a Coalition government taking the axe to it is sickening.

Mark her words: Jacinta’s in poor voice again

Has the right-wing Nats senator whose big mouth helped kill the Voice referendum killed off Peter Dutton's chances with her Trump-MAGA throwaway line?

ABC holds its breath over Dutton’s death threats

Here we go again, sighs the national broadcaster, as faux outrage over its journalism once again puts it in front of a Coalition firing squad.

Voters walk the tightrope as the circus hits town

Lights! Camera! Action! Will no-one think of the children as the media lob gotcha bombs at politicians storming the cities, towns and villages.

Walter Sofronoff: how the mighty have fallen

The judge and the journalist — a formerly eminent KC's reputation in shreds for having engaged in 'serious corrupt conduct'.

Time to get real as US destroys the world order

The malignant Donald Trump holds the malevolent Vladimir Putin in the highest esteem. Our intelligence agreements need to change

Lies, damned lies and elections

The dark art of pumping out lies for votes becomes a corrosive superpower at election time. And the teals are first in the firing line.

Writing wrongs gets a bad press in Trump land

Threats, public ridicule and weaponised lawsuits hammer down on journalists (and world leaders) who try to hold the US president to account.

Visa rules cook up a storm of misery and despair

Australia's immigration system can offer hope for a new and better life. But it can also break hearts and shatter dreams.

Lest you forget: robodebt lurks with spin and lies

Peter Dutton's LNP showed no mercy when it set up its illegal scheme that ripped off nearly half a million Australians. Keep that in mind at election time.

Brittany Higgins, courage personified

She was the traumatised victim of rape, and then her character and integrity were raped as well. But she has shown she has guts and immense inner strength.

‘Australia First’: first they came for migrants …

Masked men dressed in black plan to march through our capital cities spewing racist, toxic messages of hate. It's not just those from other countries who should be afraid.

Epstein’s depravity oozes from the grave to DC

With the Ghislaine Maxwell cushy low-security arrangement, Donald Trump has pulled off another dark deal that benefits rapists and discredits victims.

Trump’s as happy as Larry with CBS shakedown

The US president's billionaire tech-bro Larry Ellison will do to the formerly highly respected network what Trump has done to America: rape, pillage and plunder it.

Letter of the law: the Don vs Rupe

The US president is suing the media mogul over a salacious birthday note to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein published by Murdoch. Get your hot and salty popcorn ready.

Desperately seeking Sussan

Sussan Ley stayed shtum as deputy dawg when Australian women were demeaned by her male colleagues. Now, all makeup and soft lighting, she's their plucky champion. Uh-huh.

Māori stolen words, stolen identity …

But it's not just NZ's First Nations peoples who were robbed of their heritage. One of the world’s fastest rates of loss of language is in Australia.

A mother, a daughter, a lifelong search …

Teenage pregnancies. 'Bastard' children. Family shame. In those dark, dark days, many girls and women were forced to give up their babies. The pain never went away.

Battle lines are drawn: are you friend or foe?

When America's dropped its bombs on Iran's nuclear facilities, Donald Trump began his very own 'war on terror' — and truth, morality and dignity were the first casualties.

Justice cuts no ICE in Trump’s ‘land of the free’

The US president's 'enemies' are 'terrorists and criminals' who are mostly peaceful, innocent people with no criminal record. No matter. Shoot 'em, jail 'em, deport them.

It’s the Libs family circus! Send in the clowns

Talk about crashing the party. Don't worry though — Tony Abbott, Peta Credlin and Alan Stockdale are here to help clean the place up after all the fun.

She flounces. She pounces. She’s Trump’s attack puppy

Karoline Leavitt is young and inexperienced but is brash and brazen as she savages anyone and anything that challenges her messiah, Donald Trump.

Life isn’t meant to be easy — but death is

For those eligible, voluntary assisted dying is an option that should be made simple, easy and as painless as possible — and neither church nor state should put up roadblocks.

Quota of ignorance: Modern Australia leaves the Liberals stumped

As the Liberal party goes in search of its identity it finds itself again fighting a culture war over its “women problem”. It’s yet another case of ideology versus the facts. When will it end?

The dark cloud of Murdoch has no silver lining

News Corp, Sky after dark, Fox News ... they spew lies and propaganda around the globe, and the evil empire's tentacles keep wrapping around the fearful and the ignorant.

Life and death: threats to Medicare are lethal

Peter Dutton has history as no fan of our universal healthcare system, and the possibility of a Coalition government taking the axe to it is sickening.

Mark her words: Jacinta’s in poor voice again

Has the right-wing Nats senator whose big mouth helped kill the Voice referendum killed off Peter Dutton's chances with her Trump-MAGA throwaway line?

ABC holds its breath over Dutton’s death threats

Here we go again, sighs the national broadcaster, as faux outrage over its journalism once again puts it in front of a Coalition firing squad.

Voters walk the tightrope as the circus hits town

Lights! Camera! Action! Will no-one think of the children as the media lob gotcha bombs at politicians storming the cities, towns and villages.

Walter Sofronoff: how the mighty have fallen

The judge and the journalist — a formerly eminent KC's reputation in shreds for having engaged in 'serious corrupt conduct'.

Time to get real as US destroys the world order

The malignant Donald Trump holds the malevolent Vladimir Putin in the highest esteem. Our intelligence agreements need to change

Lies, damned lies and elections

The dark art of pumping out lies for votes becomes a corrosive superpower at election time. And the teals are first in the firing line.

Writing wrongs gets a bad press in Trump land

Threats, public ridicule and weaponised lawsuits hammer down on journalists (and world leaders) who try to hold the US president to account.

Visa rules cook up a storm of misery and despair

Australia's immigration system can offer hope for a new and better life. But it can also break hearts and shatter dreams.

Lest you forget: robodebt lurks with spin and lies

Peter Dutton's LNP showed no mercy when it set up its illegal scheme that ripped off nearly half a million Australians. Keep that in mind at election time.