What have Newstart, the pension and aged care got to do with the environment?
When cutting up Australia’s economic cake all sorts of demands are placed on it. So much so that this financial year our government couldn’t find […]
Politics
Man up, Morrison
You will never hear a Coalition politician say we caused this problem, we must fix it. You will never hear them say this approach hasn’t […]
Young people must counter the Coalition narrative
The most surprising demographic swing to the Coalition in the last election were “Voters aged 25-34 years living in outer-urban and regional areas”. These are […]
Politicians aren’t experts – they should listen to people who are
Politicians love to tell us how hard they work. The hours are horrendous. The toll on the family is unbearable. Oh, the pressure. Bollocks. These […]
Now is the time, Mr Morrison
“In this bucket is my house,” Aaron Crowe tells other unquiet Australians rallying in Macquarie St, Sydney, Tuesday. He lifts an organic compost bin, a repurposed […]
Government idiocy costing us billions
With a headline like that, I could go on to discuss innumerable things, but today I want to focus on the “save the ute” campaign. […]
I have nothing but contempt for Scott Morrison
I write today with heavy spirit and considerable anger about men and women for whom I have only contempt. I am failing to digest any […]
MYEFO will be interesting
The latest Monthly Financial Statement from the government raises some questions regarding their claim/aim to be in surplus and their assertion that they are “paying […]
Unraveling Morrison’s mind
By Ad astra Warning: This piece contains disturbing material. By keeping it brief I hope any mental distress it might cause will be minimized. Did […]
Good governance: we don’t have it, so how can we get it?
By Kathryn No wonder this gormless, coal-obsessed, elitist and undemocratic Morrison regime love everyone to be quiet, complacent and apathetic! Reason? Because – at every […]
Politically illiterate, or just plain dumb
My ‘To read’ file and the additional information I gather from week to week seems to grow enormously and I have trouble keeping up with […]
‘Profit before people’: the Government ideology
By nonsibicunctis The current Australian government is incrementally increasing insular policies and legislation that will curb any criticism, protest, access to information, or rationally and […]
What will the fires do to our greenhouse gas emissions?
Australia has relied very heavily on the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector to pretend we are even going close to making […]
ALP Election Campaign Review: Prospects for a Credible Responsible Economic Focus
By Denis Bright Labor’s 2019 Election Campaign Review identified some of the negative campaign strategies which were crucial to Scott Morrison’s election victory on 18 […]
No money? No justice for Survivors!
Pell’s right to appeal has been upheld by the High Court of Australia. I have no problem with that. Any Australian citizen has the right […]