Morrison on futile G20 mission, as his government blows up.
Scott Morrison is a man on a mission. The chips are down, down, down but fixed is his shit-eating grin – at least in public. […]
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Journey into Obsolescence: The Adani Carmichael Project
The Carmichael mine being pursued in the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland is a dinosaur before its creation. On paper, it is hefty – to […]
The government’s message to the people – shaddap you face
ProMo tells us, with an earnest look on his face as he flies around the country visiting Liberal Party donors, that he is “listening, hearing […]
Shit happens, but we can vote them out – a message of support to fellow Australians
For those of us who follow politics closely, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the despair of watching solutions, or at least progress, ignored […]
The Energy Road to Nowhere
By Ad astra Are you as exasperated and disgusted as I am with the political antics exposed during the renewed debate about energy policy? Are […]
A Parliament of Irresponsibility: Peter Dutton, Section 44 and Pecuniary Interests
It took place as the blades were being sharpened for a palace coup in August. On Radio National’s breakfast program, Deputy Leader of Labor, Tanya […]
It isn’t Malcolm’s fault the Coalition is imploding
As the Coalition thrash around looking for someone else to blame for their woes, they seem to have entirely missed the point. The reason they […]
Liberal Soul-Searching: Can A Zombie Government Find Its Soul?
By Loz Lawrey After the Liberal/National Coalition’s resounding loss in the 2018 Victorian state election, Liberal leader Matthew Guy, in his concession speech said this: […]
We might have a small surplus soon – so what?
As the grinning Josh and Scoff strode into the courtyard to tell the assembled media throng that we will probably have a surplus in a […]
The Primordials and the Victorian State Elections
They used to call them “oracles” back then, in ancient Greece. Or “prophesies.” We call them “polls” today, here in Oz. Silly things they were […]
Beware: Coalition has incentive to neuter federal corruption watchdog
The Government’s eleventh-hour hijack of a federal corruption watchdog is hardly a surprise. Still blistering from the party’s crushing defeat in both Wentworth and the […]
Fanciful Notions: European Armies, Trump and NATO
The idea of a standing European army, one dedicated to the specific needs of Europe as opposed to being an annex of another power is […]
Research for the future
It’s heading into summer, so thoughts turn to Christmas shopping, whose place we’re all going to this Christmas and the sounds of balls being hit […]
Matthew’s My Guy
By David Stephen Ayliffe My view of Matthew Guy, leader of the Victorian Liberal Party changed within minutes as I watched him address the party […]
The neglect of Menzies’ Forgotten People
As the cameras scanned the room filled with the Labor faithful eager to welcome Premier Daniel Andrews on Saturday night November 24, 2018, I noticed […]