PoliticsSocial issues Realigning community independent movement with its values Despite predictions of a minority government, independents didn’t win any extra seats in the 48th…Sarah RussellOctober 19, 2025
PoliticsSocial issues Common ground I grew up in the academic culture of the 1990s. In those days, academics engaged…Sarah RussellSeptember 16, 2025
PoliticsSocial issues Community Independent Movement in Flinders: lessons from the 2025 federal election This report provides important lessons for future community independent campaigns. It collates messages sent to…Sarah RussellSeptember 12, 2025
Aged Care The aged care crises continue under a Labor government It has been four years since the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s final report…Sarah RussellSeptember 12, 2025
EnvironmentSocial issues Sand storms My family has had a beach box on North Mt Martha beach since 1935. Unlike…Sarah RussellSeptember 11, 2025
Aged Care Aged care “free market” where a home care package deal masks a crisis Seven years after Scott Morrison surprised everyone by announcing the Royal Commission into Aged Care…Sarah RussellSeptember 9, 2025
PoliticsSocial issues Democracy frays It was assumed that globalisation would promote democracy and liberal ideas in autocratic states. Yet…Sarah RussellSeptember 6, 2025
Gender EquityPoliticsSocial issues Why powerful men still punish women who deliver hard truths Providing critical, constructive feedback is a fraught business for women - particularly when those being…Sarah RussellAugust 28, 2025
Health Care Fraudulent billing As a student nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in the 1980s, I was surprised…Sarah RussellAugust 11, 2025
EnvironmentPoliticsSocial issues Hit the brakes Three decades ago, then Premier Jeff Kennett told Victorian taxpayers that we would not be…Sarah RussellJuly 24, 2025