For 150 years, Melbourne people have dreamed of becoming a square, a great ritual space where people can relax, celebrate, protest or simply enjoy companionship with their fellow citizens. They have a word about their dreams – a citizen square. The term “citizen” means “city” or “belonging to citizenship”. They don’t want markets, parks,…
A few months after Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised to slow population growth, Australian immigration levels are reported to have reached record highs. In 2018, Australia received a total of 832,560 new permanent immigrants, an increase of 7.1% over 2017. If the Australians are taken into account, the number of net immigrants coming to…
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann’s ticket to Singapore for vacation was paid by a travel company controlled by the Liberal Party’s treasurer, Andrew Burnes, and within a few weeks of the company’s $1 billion contract from Commann’s division. Helloworld is a publicly traded company, and Burnes is the company’s president. It uses the company’s “employee…