Benjamin Clark
Freelance writer @ben_clark56
Benjamin Clark is a Melbourne-based freelance writer and arts worker. His writing has appeared in Crikey and The Age, and focuses on Australian politics and culture.
How much larger and more effective would climate protests be if Australian workers truly had the right to strike?
Australian cities' celebrated 'liveability' is being hoarded by a lucky few. Until we focus on growing urban disparity, this won't change for generations.
In the face of eroded union powers, failed campaigns and blurred class lines, young workers are turning to new ways of organising in the fight for their rights.
How are millennials supposed to keep believing in hard work and 'food dreams' when those with real power keep cooking the books?
After the shock loss at the federal election, Labor is running scared. But backing away from a progressive tax agenda is a mistake.
Counter to many election predictions, it's the boomers wot won it. Now we desperately need to reckon with the results.
Labor’s proposed boost to arts funding comes after a decade of declining public support. Funding isn't the only problem the sector faces.
Sports fans are fed up with corporate capture of the leagues we follow. It's time to fight back.
Don’t be fooled by the ultra-Aussie rhetoric: the Coalition's actions show contempt for Australia’s most beloved institutions and national symbols.
It's in the government's interest to push the narrative of an "aspirational class", but this wildly obscures what's really going on.
