Anthony Antioch
Anthony Antioch is a young writer from Canberra. He studies politics and law at the Australian National University and hopes to offer a youth perspective to contemporary policy debates. He has served in national leadership roles with Red Cross and UN Youth and was Young Canberran of the Year in 2010.
Articles by Anthony Antioch
Australia’s foreign aid is starved of attention
Over recent years, Australia has doubled its financial commitment to foreign aid. Yet our aid program has remained starved of…... Read more
Political limbo: hung for lack of climate vision
As the country enters yet another day of political limbo, at least one element of the recent federal election is…... Read more
Young voters silenced as they fall through electoral cracks
In less than two weeks time, while the majority of Australians flock to the polls and cast their ballots, young…... Read more
Abbott’s UN cut is expensive and unnecessary
This week’s announcement by Tony Abbott that he intends to terminate Australia’s bid for a seat on the United Nations…... Read more
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Eurovision, the only game worth watching this weekend
At about 8pm each Sunday night, having digested my fill of weekend sport, I sit down and pen a Monday…
Some sensible thoughts to stop us losing to boozing
How old were you when you first had a few drinks? There’s a good chance that by the time you turned…
Five sparky ideas from a revolutionary talkfest
If the weekend of provocative public talks TEDxSydney accepted your application to be part of their 800-strong…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
