Finding the pathway to humanity
A few weeks ago, an international peace conference was held in Cairo at Al Azhar University, the most prestigious centre of learning in the Sunni […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
The broody hen sitting on a huge pile of our money
After Peter Costello conducted a fire sale of our assets while stashing away surpluses from the mining boom, he put aside over $60 billion of […]
Risk assessment does not mean examining the latest Newspoll and doing surveys in marginal electorates
Whilst there has been a great deal of discussion about individual measures announced in the budget, there has been less analysis of what it is […]
Respectful debate
As our politicians hurl abuse at each other across the chamber each day, they laugh and sneer and interject but it means nothing to them. […]
Barnaby’s baby – boon or boondoggle?
As Scott Morrison announced $8.4 billion is to be spent on an inland freight rail linking Brisbane to Melbourne, Barnaby Joyce went purple with excitement. […]
Shopping for the advice you want to hear
As the budget is about to be handed down, there is nervous optimism about a possible increase in infrastructure spending but will it go to […]
Dutton plays politics but he doesn’t have what it takes to play God
Back in 2004, a Senate Select Committee on Ministerial Discretion in Migration Matters made the following finding: In assessing the appropriateness of the ministerial discretion […]
Weird scenes inside the Abbott mind
I didn’t think it was possible but Tony Abbott is getting worse. He is now claiming that a “cultural cowardice” at the heart of public […]
Gonski 0.5
As the details of Malcolm Turnbull’s “new” announcement to “stop the arguments” about school funding emerge, it is worth revisiting how we got into this […]
Good debt, bad debt, and the stuff that is already paid for
Morrison’s “good debt, bad debt” spin has a twofold purpose. Firstly, it is an admission that the Coalition has abandoned its foolhardy promise to eliminate […]
Make up your bloody mind
For an organisation to run successfully, they must identify goals, prioritise them, examine alternative ways to achieve them, then decide on a co-ordinated approach to […]
One could be forgiven for thinking this is just another shameful dog-whistling lie
Spud Duddy is demanding that the ABC and Fairfax apologise to him for doubting his version of events leading up to shots being fired on Manus […]
Who’s running this show?
When asked about the conditions of the written agreement between the Liberals and Nationals to form a Coalition government after last year’s election, Barnaby Joyce […]
The world is bat poo crazy
The world is bat poo crazy. Barnaby Joyce is our Deputy Prime Minister, Pauline Hanson is dictating policy, and Spud Duddy is being touted as […]
Barnaby’s thought bubble is blatant pork-barrelling
Yesterday, regional development minister Fiona Nash told the Press Club about the Nationals grand scheme to move the public service to the bush. Their decentralisation […]