Incinerating Logic: Bushfires and Climate Change
Despite the Internet, connectivity, and linking technologies, distance has not shrunk the Australian sense of self, an often provincial appraisal of the world seen in […]
Politics
Stick to the photos, boys – it’s yer best thing
Last month, Scott Morrison addressed the Lowy Institute, declaring his government will lead the charge in asserting the authority of nation states over unelected international […]
Quiet Australians
By 2353NM Sorry, Mr Morrison, I don’t want to be one of your quiet Australians. The problem with being quiet is that I would give […]
Taylor fiddles as the country burns
The only thing that qualifies Angus Taylor to be in charge of the most important portfolio in the government is his overweening self-belief that he […]
Labor’s “brave” review fails to upstage Morrison’s incompetence
Were politics reset in keeping with the times, the parties would concede that it is not a contest between social democracy and a capitalist free-for-all, […]
Charter for Conservatism: The ALP Campaign Review
Reports on electoral strategies are often written in order to be avoided. They are scripted for the express purpose of gathering dust on shelves, or […]
Pass the baton
By John Haly Children are striking in the streets and demanding an effective response to climate change, while many adults sit on their hands. It […]
“Insiders see problems with insiders’ eyes” – my review of the Labor review
In 2012, anti-corruption watchdog Tony Fitzgerald published an article titled The body politic is rotten. It is a must read from the man who exposed […]
Do not blame the ALP … blame The People!
In the next day or so the ALP will release their post-mortem on why they lost the election. I am sure it will be a […]
Brexit: An Outsider’s Perspective
This is more a reflective piece on a personal quandary than anything else, but I hope it provides some food for thought. Brexit has become, […]
“I called the Royal Commission”
Scott Morrison seems to feel the fact that a Four Corners investigation forced him to call a Royal Commission into Aged Care cancels out how […]
Don’t shoot the messenger
Those that live outside the south-east corner of Queensland probably don’t take much notice of the politics of the Brisbane City Council. Brisbane has an […]
Ahead of Our Times: Is Political Progressivism Part of the Australia’s Creative DNA?
By Denis Bright Many art galleries at universities and museums will be hosting end of year exhibits to display works from a new generation of […]
The Hillary Clinton Resentment Machine
Only a sadomasochist would consider it a genuine prospect. A failed presidential candidate, the louse in the locks of the Democratic Party, keen to make […]
Beyond a Morrison Police State.
“This is not about free speech, it’s not about the ability to protest, these people are completely against our way of life,” former Queensland drug […]