The Banality of Evil
By John Haly When we contemplate great evil, who comes to mind? Genghis Khan, Vlad the Impaler, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot, Alexander the […]
Politics
The legacy of the ATM government – we now know what misandrist means
As the Coalition government draws inexorably closer to an election wipeout, what do we remember from their time in government? What have they achieved? They […]
Fair Share Economics Versus the Galloping Opportunism of the Mid-Year Economic and Financial Outlook (MYEFO)
By Denis Bright Paul Keating assisted with the launch of Fair Share: Competing Claims and Australia’s Economic Future by Professor Stephen Bell from UQ’s School […]
Scomo and the Fry: The Great Pretenders
When one takes a close look at the just-released MYEFO, one can rightly shudder with trepidation for the future of the Australian economy. Pretend prime […]
Why is there still so much anger?
By Ad astra As we enter the Festive Season, we reflect on the year past and the one ahead. It’s a time when Christians celebrate […]
May Days in Britain
It is hard to envisage sympathy for a person who made a name as a home secretary (prisons, detentions, security and such) taking the mast […]
Don’t lose sight of the fair go, Bill.
Australians are spoilt for choice this week in politics. On the far right is Scott John Morrison who is determined to improve on his last […]
Having it All Ways: Scott Morrison’s Jerusalem “Compromise”
The pieces were already put in place during the Wentworth federal by-election, a hopeless, needless gambit that reduced the Coalition government’s majority whilst giving the […]
Will the curse of the despatch box strike again?
As the Prime Minister of the day strides to the despatch box in Question Time, the cameras focus on the back benchers sitting directly behind […]
Creating conflict
By Stephen Fitzgerald What started out as a pathetic little grab for votes in the Wentworth by-election, by the LNP, has now been escalated to […]
Oh what a difference a new job makes
On Thursday, the Government announced a review into the “integration, employment and settlement outcomes for refugees and humanitarian entrants”. The Prime Minister said: “We want […]
Let’s dance
By 2353NM Rather than joining those who examine the entrails of what happened in the past 12 months and makes a narrative around the good, […]
Nice try guys but I don’t think anyone’s buying it
Scott Morrison and Christian Porter gave a press conference today to announce their response to the Ruddock review into religious freedom and the formation of […]
Why should our politicians be the only people who are unaccountable?
Over the last couple of decades, organisations throughout society, whether they be charities, not-for-profits, unions, or corporate boards, have seen increasing requirements for more transparency […]
Oh the irony
One of the production team behind The Political Sword regularly attends a trivia night at a local pub. Recently the host (who runs a company that hosts […]