HMAS Chum Bucket almost scuppered in a week of scandal and self-sabotage.
Loose lips sink ships. “Hockey owes me”, a brief indiscretion over a mate’s favour – now disputed by both- almost blows HMAS Chum Bucket, the […]
Politics
Better economic managers? You gotta be shitting me
According to just about every journalist, commentator, and Liberal/National politician, the Coalition are better economic managers. Crap. Pretty much every problem we have can be […]
Turning Screws: China’s Australian Coal Ban
Overly reliant economies are dangerously fragile things. As it takes two parties, often more, to play the game, the absence of interest, or its withdrawal […]
The Candidate Rides Again: The Bernie Sanders Re-Run
He could not stay away, and few could blame him. Such political tendencies are nerves, conditions, diseases: eventually, we have to succumb to them. Bernie […]
Gifts bestowed by the ruling elite
From the second the Coalition formed government, they have been using their position to shower largesse on themselves, their friends and donors. The tone was […]
A show about nothing
By 2353NM The long running TV series Seinfeld was supposed to be the show about nothing. Was it the inspiration for the ATM (that’s Abbott, Turnbull and […]
Tough guy Morrison only attacks the vulnerable
As Scott Morrison ramps up his new image as our strong protector, the only one with the “mettle” to save us from the evil that […]
The staggering cost of defending incompetence
When it was revealed last year that taxpayers had shelled out more than $825 million on lawyers in 2016-17, Attorney-General Christian Porter said he was […]
Politicians create problems rather than solve them
Whilst we all bemoan the greed and power of corporations and the damage that the relentless pursuit of profit can cause, or the division that […]
Some interesting snippets from Senate Estimates
A few observations from Monday’s Senate Estimates hearings: Ministers Michaelia Cash and Michael Keenan both declined two requests from the AFP to be interviewed and […]
Death by Video: Morrison Combats Refugees by Film
Caught in the backwater of the world’s existence, Australia struggles for relevance in various ways. It might show itself a leader in creating a sovereign […]
No, ScoMo, the last thing we need is a Tampa 2.0 election or a 90 day season of Kill Bill.
There’s something about the debate around asylum seekers that taps into the darkness in the souls of millions of Australians. There’s a reflexive suspicion and […]
Refugees as Business: The Paladin Group Contract
Despair breeds profits; disturbances supply opportunity. The genius and venal nature of human nature will always see a possible buck from an impossibly cruel situation. […]
Sitting astride the barbed wire fence
By 2353NM The human mind is a wonderful thing. We all have different interests, ideas and methods of doing what is needed to stay alive. […]
Sickness and Paranoia: The Morrison Government’s Refugee Problem
The passage of amendments to the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) by the Australian House of Representatives and the Senate this week was less a case […]