Whither Labor?
When the hoary old phrase ‘fall on his sword’ is used to describe a resignation, in this case the end of the career of the […]
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Hard infrastructure versus soft targets
I’ve watched a few pea and thimble games in my day, but even by the standards of the shysters operating around 25th Street, near Union […]
Perhaps it’s the better result in the long run
I hate saying it, but perhaps it was an election Labor should consider themselves fortunate to have lost. And perhaps they should seriously consider not […]
The falsity of fake news
Difficult to pin down when this narrative actually began, but for argument’s sake I’ll posit its start with the recent Australian Federal Election and the […]
Paying Down Debt
At one stage during the election campaign, either Scott Morrison or Josh Frydenberg hinted at their intention to begin paying down the national debt if […]
Forks in the road
I struggle with long-form essays drafted by economics writers. Like many, I am easily fazed by complex yet important observations crafted by a coterie of […]
Moral Equivalence vs Political Correctness
By the time this essay is published the current election campaign reaches the ‘magical’ halfway point. The single quote marks around the word magical, denote […]
This Election, Try Telling the Truth
Having a good memory for past federal elections and the tactics employed, going back as far as 1958, I cannot recall a time when dishonesty […]
On the cusp
On June 16, 1858 Abraham Lincoln spoke these prophetic words to his peers assembled at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield: “a house divided against […]
A surplus is not what we need
Putting aside all the pork barreling and the mea culpas of the Josh Frydenberg 2019 extravaganza, what is really scary about this Fiscal Statement (aka […]
How important are Chinese Australian votes to the major political parties?
Why both Labor and Liberals fail to understand how to engage with Chinese Australian voters During the final week before the NSW State Election, NSW […]
Hubris and its consequences
Type the words ‘train wreck’ into your favourite search engine, and you are more than likely to come up with hits describing the appearance of […]
Why Bill Shorten endorses Michael Daley
Optics is everything in contemporary politics and the Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten understands its power. Shorten takes media advice from among others Dee Madigan […]
The Good News according to Josh
It has been the legacy of Conservative governments over the past 50 years to deliver underperforming economies to incoming Labor governments while at the same […]
Twilight of the sods
Prime Minister Scott Morrison did away with any semblance of pretence of confidentiality when he announced the appointment of Ita Buttrose as the ABC’s alpha […]