BENNET NICHOL Marriage equality – for better or worse – is back on the political agenda as Labor and the …
Brisbane Mayoral Candidate: Karel Boele
BENNET NICHOL Karel Boele is the sole candidate for the People Decide ‘group’ (unregistered political party) in the 2016 mayoral …
Brisbane Mayoral Candidate: Jim Eldridge
BENNET NICHOL Jim Eldridge is one of two independent candidates running for the 2016 mayoral Brisbane City Council election this …
Opinion: Political Donations or Legal Corruption?
BENNET NICHOL Australia purports to be at the forefront of good governance, an international exemplar for democratic representative systems. However, …
“We need the help” Young families will be hurt by cuts to the Family Tax Benefit
BENNET NICHOL Australia’s most vulnerable families will suffer from the Turnbull government’s plan to “scale back” the Family Tax Benefit …
Volkswagen emissions scandal could impact European growth
BENNET NICHOL The recent Volkswagen emissions scandal has the potential to damage the European economy as the continent’s largest car …
Domestic violence support needed for migrant families
BENNET NICHOL Australia is renowned internationally for having a spirit of mate-ship, comradery and community support. Yet domestic violence still …
Global Integrity Summit: are Australian political donations corrupt?
BENNET NICHOL, ARIANA PANETTIERE and RENATA NEMETH Australia’s political donation system has come under fire at the Global Integrity Summit …
Russia needs Syria to leverage against Western sanctions
BENNET NICHOL Russia needs the Bashar al-Assad government to control Syria in order to leverage against Western sanctions which have …
Public seminar: Refugee rights need a rethink
BENNET NICHOL Leading international law authority on refugee rights pushed for a rethink of the UN Refugee Convention …