It’s nearly two years since the last election, when the Democrats lost all their seats, and over sixteen months since I finally left the Senate, as did the Democrats as a party. After a lot of thought, I’ve decided to get back into party politics, writes Andrew Bartlett.
Articles by Andrew Bartlett 
Bartlett: Why I’m getting back in the game
Crikey Subscriber / Andrew Bartlett / Tuesday, 10 November 2009 / 1
The language of immigration: a global wrap
Crikey / Andrew Bartlett / Friday, 23 October 2009
A look at some of the political rhetoric being used in other countries on immigration and illegal arrivals. Is Wilson Tuckey out on the fringe, or singing the same tune as the rest of the world?
Democrats legend gave birth to honest bastardry
Crikey / Andrew Bartlett / Monday, 5 October 2009
Jack Evans, a pivotal person in the founding and development of the Australian Democrats, has died at the age of 80. Certainly when it comes to the Western Australian Democrats, no one played a more fundamental role.
Bartlett: Death of The Democrats co-founder Jack Evans
Crikey / Andrew Bartlett / Monday, 5 October 2009
Jack Evans, a pivotal person in the founding and development of the Australian Democrats, has died at the age of 80. Andrew Bartlett pays tribute to a man of great commitment, tenacity, and a voice “any politician would die for.”
We’re not as big on child protection as we think
Crikey / Andrew Bartlett / Friday, 25 September 2009
Our society doesn’t give as much priority to protecting children as we like to think we do, says Andrew Bartlett. We need to stop just picking on easy targets while ignoring the bigger problems.
Queensland Parliament can’t ignore calls on abortion laws anymore
Crikey / Andrew Bartlett / Tuesday, 25 August 2009
It’s time the Queensland parliament acted to change the state’s laws on abortion, writes Andrew Bartlett.
Malaysia’s record on asylum seekers is appalling
Crikey / Andrew Bartlett / Monday, 6 July 2009
It is quite likely that Australia’s strong urgings for Malaysia to tackle people smugglers will be used as a justification for even worse abuse of asylum seekers, refugees and other undocumented migrants, writes Andrew Bartlett.
Refugees, asylum seekers and Australia: some cold hard facts
Crikey / Andrew Bartlett / Tuesday, 30 June 2009
There is no full solution to asylum seekers, short of world peace and an end to poverty globally. But the least we could do is stop pretending we can just block them all out.
