Dutton circles, poised to attack, sensing Turnbull’s blood in the water.
A conga-line of suck-holes and the odd cross-bencher form a blue-grey-suited crush up the raspberry carpeted steps of the senate, Tuesday, as members of our […]
Politics
Don’t mention a Default Price for electricity!
The National Energy Guarantee (NEG) we are told is all about bringing down the electricity prices paid by consumers whilst at the same time paying […]
Our commitment to racial respect lasted slightly longer than our energy policies
In October 2016, the Government formally reaffirmed its commitment to racial respect. The Prime Minister moved a statement on racial tolerance in the Australian Parliament’s […]
Warring against Encryption: Australian proposals for the Tech Giants
What is it with Australia’s law enforcement authorities? Their uncontrollable appetite for encrypted data – primarily the data of private users – is so voracious […]
Turnbull may be standing in front of the orchestra pit but Abbott composed the cacophony they are playing
Tony Abbott is being widely dismissed in the media as having little influence in the Liberal Party today but I beg to differ. Abbott is, […]
Beware of rabid zealots
By Ad astra Let’s remind ourselves of the meaning of ‘zealot’. Historically, it denoted a member of a fanatical sect in Judea during the first […]
Great Barrier Reef Politics
Australia’s environment has been in precarious hands since European settlement found its lengthy and persistent way to the continent. It has been mined, mauled, drained, […]
Walk together in respect
We have a choice in Australia. We can succumb to the increasingly shrill voices of greed, intolerance, bigotry and division or we can rally together […]
Using the Burka: Boris Johnson’s Bid for Popularity
Comedy, Boris Johnson, and the Tories – these three share a certain comforting, if chaotic affinity, lobbed together in some nightmarish union that risks consuming […]
Sorry, IPA
By 2353NM Australia is still having the discussion on the benefits of waste reduction and until recently it was considered economically rational to send semi-trailers […]
What ACIL Allen really think about the NEG
The Greens are calling on the government to release the full modelling for the proposed final design of the National Energy Guarantee to enable scrutiny […]
Turnbull’s leadership a sham as he seeks to evade GBRF scandal, climate change with a dodgy NEG.
“Our efforts to deal with climate change have been betrayed by a lack of leadership, a political cowardice, the like of which I have never […]
Authoritarian Revocations: Australia, Terrorism and Citizenship
Contrary to any popular perceptions of Australia’s legal system, a dislike of rights reigns with pious conviction on both sides of the political aisle. Rights […]
Britain’s Novichok Poisoning Incidents: Opportunities to Revive Glasnost?
By Denis Bright In the absence of new leads in the bizarre poisoning cases involving the Novichok nerve agent in Britain, the intensity of reporting […]
Trump versus Journalism: The Travails of Fourth Estate
You have to give it to him: President Donald Trump loathes the Fourth Estate with a dedication verging on caricature. He splutters at the members […]