Are we citizens or are we consumers?

This week has showed that even our cricketers are acting like ‘products’ by prioritising winning and success over how well they represent Australia as sportsmen.

Eva Cox explores how the sale of public assets to privatised business in recent years has impacted the way we see ourselves in democratic society.

Shocked that rally protesters are thinking twice about their rights to stand up to politicians, Eva says we need to think back on the times when we ran our streets instead of walking on eggshells.