One would be right to question the housing platform of a party founded by Clive Palmer – after all, you’d imagine Clive hasn’t struggled to put a roof over his head. However, the United Australia Party is striking out to ride a populist yellow wave, and so finds itself in need of a housing policy that at least pays lip service to the countless Australians struggling to house themselves and their families. 

As Labor rolls into the 2022 election after years in opposition, they are facing a grave task of dealing with the never-ending housing crisis impacting the majority of Australians. Accompanying Labor’s proposal is the often repeated personal tale of the leader of the Opposition, Anthony Albanese. Albanese is always quick to mention that he was raised in public housing that the government provided to his single mother who was on a disability pension at the time.

What do we mean when we say that the modern union movement is a circus lion? Is it an insult or attack on the quality of rank and file members? Far from it, for they are the victims of this caging, trapped and abused by those who were meant to protect them.

In the wake of the disgraceful yet predictable acquittal of Zachary Rolfe, a national day of action has been called by Yuendumu Elders and the Warlpiri Nation. The day of action is to take place on the 28th of June, a date marking 15 years since the commencement of the Northern Territory Intervention.