Bernie Drops Out: A Post Mortem
America’s Dad Bernard Sanders has ‘suspended his campaign’, which is politician speak for dropping out. The result is that former Vice President Joe Biden is […]
Politics
“I got a tip, I’ve got a tip for you,” said ScottyFromMarketing eleventy months ago
Eleven months ago today, Scott Morrison launched the Coalition election campaign. The following is an extract from his speech. “I believe that Australia is a […]
Snapping back might have a sting in its tail
Those who stand for a parliamentary seat in Canberra seem to fall into roughly 3 categories; The party apparatchiks, the earnest believers in helping the […]
What will happen in the aftershock of the corona virus? (part two)
What does ‘snapback’ mean? Our political system is in crisis because our government fails to speak with any clarity on issues that concern us. Last […]
Resume democratic government, Morrison; recall parliament
The ritual killing of a water buffalo, by Ifugao villagers of northern Luzon, Philippines, the bloody, brutal slaughter of an innocent, sentient creature, a shocking […]
How will we pay for this? Vote Labor
Before the last election, Labor detailed a suite of policies that Josh Frydenberg said would amount to $387 billion in “new taxes” over the next […]
What will happen in the aftershock of the coronavirus? (Part 1)
With the curve allegedly starting to flatten, writers and political commentators are already speculating about what might happen in the immediate future when the virus […]
Ideology no longer rules
By 2353NM As the superannuation advertising says — compare the pair. Alan Jones and former Liberal Treasurer Peter Costello discussed the Rudd/Swan economic stimulus during […]
When we come out the other side of this crisis, will we have learned anything?
My father always said every experience in life, good or bad, teaches you something. But are we willing to learn? Will we have realised the […]
Coronavirus Socialism for the Wealthy
When capitalism screeches to a halt and starts its old business of killing off the adventurous but weakened, the enterprising but foolish, those who initially […]
What makes the Morrison government’s actions of the past week so astonishing
What is conservatism? “Conservatism is a political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions like politics and Christianity. It believes in Incremental change, limited government, […]
The state and the economy
By Evan Jones Right-wing governments splashing the cash in gay abandon – what gives? Sydney Morning Herald journalist Matt Wade finished a recent article with: […]
The consequences of Coalition penny-pinching
In 2014, when the Abbott government slashed funding to the CSIRO, one of the affected research bodies was the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, […]
Dud’s Army
The make-over of FauxMo, a disaster recovery project, has been overtaken by circumstance. After his facile daggy dad routine was found to be not fit […]
The time for partisan bullshit is over, Josh – give it up
Less than four weeks ago, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was still singing his own praises: “Australia approaches the challenges ahead from a position of economic strength […]