Morrison rebuilds trust with a farrago of lies; pushes McKenzie under a bus.
“The link between the fires, drought, and climate change is clear. For decades, climate models have predicted a hotter, drier Australia thanks to the increase […]
Politics
Today I am supposed to feel proud – so why am I so angry?
Today I am supposed to feel proud. I am supposed to celebrate what it means to be Australian – how we treat each other, our […]
Giving our children a start in life
Most people facing parenthood do so with some trepidation, others with great joy. All of us hope to be able to give our children a […]
The Coalition makes a miserable start to 2020
With January almost done and dusted the Coalition’s form over the past six and a bit years has shown no signs of improvement. Sincerely, I […]
The consequences of a callous, incompetent government
A quick scan of today’s news paints a very sorry picture of a callous, incompetent, ideologically-driven, and arguably corrupt, government. Aboriginal youth are being detained […]
As prophetic as I may be
1 I don’t see myself as being particularly gifted in prophetic wisdom, but on at least three occasions in 2019 I said that it would […]
How much will it cost – the ridiculous hypocrisy of Morrison and Frydenberg
When Bill Shorten couldn’t put an exact figure on how much Labor’s climate policies would cost 11 years out from the deadline of 2030, Scottyfrommarketing […]
Albo in The Lion’s Den: The Sky Interview, Part Two
We pick up with Mr. Albanese and the trained monkey already in progress Interview, Part Five: Albo Stumbles Asked if his policy would involve a […]
Albo Enters the Lion’s Den: The Sky Interview, Part One
Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese (Albo) has, for some reason, spoken to Sky so-called News. I want to do an analysis of both his remarks […]
The Climate Solutions Packapooticket
Whenever government Ministers are asked to expand on how we will achieve our emissions reduction targets beyond the “meet and beat” catchphrase, they bring up […]
Asking Peter Dutton …
A couple of days ago I received this message from a Facebook friend: “Hi John, Part of the bloated Dutton budget is spent on this […]
We won’t be lectured to about anything – and we make no apology for screwing the country
Any pretence at transparent, accountable government has been abandoned. Evidence based policy making and expert advice are no longer necessary for the Coalition who seem […]
But, that’s the way we always do it in the National Party!
Quoting then Sports Minister Bridget McKenzie after the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) looked into her pork-barrelling of sports grants : “what’s the point of […]
SmoKo’s Brisbane Line
The Brisbane Line was a controversial accusation from Labor’s Eddie Ward that the ruling United Australia Party under “Honest Joe” Lyons and “Pig Iron” Bob […]
Sniffing Change in the Financial Rafters in a New Age of Aquarius?
By Denis Bright Arrival of Chinese New Year and Spring Festival in this Year of the Metal Rat brings new possibilities in the transition from […]