If Australia is to move forward, we must dump the Howard legacy
The fact that the Liberal Party consider John Howard some sort of elder statesman with great knowledge to impart, the fact that they wheel him […]
Politics
Labor’s unprecedented school building program: 204 schools to be built and upgraded
Media Release A Daley Labor Government, if elected this month, will embark on an unprecedented $7.4 billion school building program. Labor is committed to building […]
We’re not mugs, Scomo!
By Ad astra Do you become as infuriated as I do at the sheer insolence of PM Morrison and his spokespersons when they feed us […]
Politicians are making themselves irrelevant
The more politicians lie to us, the more they think advertising replaces substantive debate, the more they rely on talking points rather than considered informed […]
I believe that children are our future
By Kyran O’Dwyer Children evoke emotions such as compassion and sympathy unlike most demographics, because they are, by the accident of their birth, predisposed to […]
Lies in the Branding: Justin Trudeau’s Implosion
“Trudeau came out and asked for strong women, and he got them.” (Michelle Rempel, Conservative Party MP, The Atlantic, Mar 12, 2019). The gods have […]
Trending Issues: Coming to Terms with China’s Technological and Financial Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Region
By Denis Bright Australia’s incoming government in 2019 must come to terms with bans by the federal LNP on investment by Chinese technology firms […]
Why Bill Shorten endorses Michael Daley
Optics is everything in contemporary politics and the Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten understands its power. Shorten takes media advice from among others Dee Madigan […]
Publicised Cruelty: Scott Morrison Visits Christmas Island
His visit struck a sour note. The Australian prime minister Scott Morrison was making an effort to show he cared: about those intangible things called […]
Institutional respect
By 2353NM In the past week or so, it was announced that last December a jury of his peers had found George Pell guilty […]
ScoMo’s cynical Christmas Island stunt is an assault on our democracy and an affront to our humanity
“I will do everything in my power to ensure that these suggested changes … never see the light of day… I will fight them using […]
The Good News according to Josh
It has been the legacy of Conservative governments over the past 50 years to deliver underperforming economies to incoming Labor governments while at the same […]
Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison: their achievements (Part two)
If my research assistant (Rod) could let me have his surname I will acknowledge his contribution. I cannot fully vouch for the veracity of every […]
When the wealth of the few is more important than the well-being of the many
According to Scott Morrison, he is being “honest” with the Australian people when he warns that Labor will decimate the economy with $200 billion worth […]
Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison: their achievements (Part one)
We live in a time where horrible things are being perpetrated on us. The shame is that we have normalised them and adjusted accordingly. Our […]