The Authors

Sam Clifford
Sam is a PhD student in Physics at the Queensland University of Technology. As a Green, he has a habit of running in elections and has done so in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Sam is particularly passionate about public and active transport, electoral reform, intelligent town planning and reform of laws which govern the use of technologies like the internet.

Kieran Salsone
Kieran is a writer and cartoonist from Brisbane. He and his blog are mostly focused on Gender politics, male development and the goings-on of the internet. Kieran has previously been part of the ALP and has worked with both sides of politics in the private sector.

Nadia Montague
Nadia is a medical science student with a background in politics and is also a feminist, pro-queer, pro-choice, unionist voter. You can follow her on twitter @Nardijah.

Simon Copland
Simon Copland is from Canberra and is currently studying Environmental Science and Development Studies at the Australian National University. In 2009, though, Simon is studying at Uppsala University in Sweden. He has a keen interest in the politics of the environment and sustainable development, but also in ‘general’ social and economic policy and is a self professed left-winger and a member of both the Australian and Swedish Greens and is proud of it.

Former writers
Ptobias
Ptobias maintains a personal blog at Not a Hedgehog which is a mix of news analysis and extensive opinion writing.

John Tracey
John Tracey is a Brisbane based writer, performance poet and painter who runs the blog “Paradigm Oz“. He is particularly interested in Aboriginal issues such as colonisation, disability, housing, local community, art and culture.

Andrew Maurice

Nicole White

Adrian Forrest

Cam Percy

Katura Lambert

Adrian Forest

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