Raising the Barr

A TEST OF DEMOCRACY Across the globe there is some pretty whacky stuff going on in politics. Some of it really questions and tests our broader understanding of democracy. In…

THE PORT OF NEWCASTLE MUST BE MORE THAN JUST COAL In the rush to sell off and privatise the state’s assets, a deal was struck while selling our 3 major…

OUR HOSPITALS ARE REALLY STRUGGLING Every single day my office hears incredibly sad and frustrating stories from the community about their recent experience in a NSW hospital. It is simply…

COVID IS DEFINITELY NOT JUST LIKE THE FLU Late last week I read a really troubling article about COVID and our terrifying trend towards treating it like the common flu.…

THE STATE HURRIES TOWARDS A WRECKAGE You will have undoubtedly noticed that things are not going along very well in NSW right now. There is a great deal of trouble…

WE NEED TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS It was only a couple of columns ago that I wrote about homelessness right across our area. Indeed, in the weeks since, the…

STATE POLITICS IS AN EASY HEADLINE BUT A TROUBLED REALITY In recent weeks there has been plenty written about many things in NSW politics. From US Trade Jobs, to the…

WHAT ELECTRICITY PROBLEM? IT’S THE FREE MARKET BABY! Recent weeks have shown an electricity market that is drowning in its own desire for profits. To make sure the profits soar,…

PUBLIC SERVANT WAGES MATTER TO MOST WORKERS No doubt you will have seen various images and news stories about public servants going on strike and marching on Parliament House. In…

THERE ARE NO ‘STRAY’ CATS – THEY EITHER OWNED OR THEY ARE FERAL By law, there is no way to identify a cat as being “stray”. By contrast, the law…