Since first entering our homes, and arguably hearts, in 1989, Homer J. Simpson has become a symbol for an entire generation of workers. Part of this appeal has been the trials and tribulations of a naive, lazy, and apathetic man avoiding his responsibilities as the safety regulator for Springfield’s Nuclear Power Plant. Who could forget […]
Getting around the ‘identity politics’ trap
This semester I have been teaching a course on political ideologies. The breadth and depth of the course is a lot to take in as anyone could imagine – especially for the first-year students it’s aimed at. Like most courses, we have spent the last few weeks discussing the more contentious and less well-known topics […]
Closing the Gap between words and actions?
On Feb 10 2016, Prime Minister Turnbull addressed parliament on the annual Closing the Gap report. It was the eighth such report given by four Prime Ministers since 2009 as part of a bipartisan commitment forged during the historic apology by then Prime Minister Rudd in 2008. The current Prime distinguished himself from his predecessors […]
