One Armed Bandits steal Tassie election; Cash loses plot and Joyce finds paternity a grey area
And it is money that has come out of the pockets of some of the poorest people. It is money that comes from human hardship. […]
Politics
Weaponising Rumour: Australia’s New Political Sensitivity
The hide of Australia’s political classes has been worn. Some members, admittedly, never had one. With tiptoeing around language ravaging, and in some cases savaging […]
Cash and Joyce, slut-shaming women. It’s the LNP way.
In the last few days, women have been thrown under more buses than usual by members of the Turnbull government, making something of a mockery […]
If politicians want our kids to stop bullying, they should set a better example
Dear Mr Turnbull, Thank you for your letter regarding bullying in schools. As you are no doubt aware, despite political interference through attacks on the […]
So who’s the bully?
So who’s the bully? Watch Michaelia call Penny Wong a bitch
Barnaby Joyce: he doesn’t think properly
This is a guest post by Kay Rollison, my wonderful mother, who was so fired up about the Barnaby Joyce saga, she just couldn’t let […]
The G G’s Diary – Where’s Cozzy?
By Kyran O’Dwyer “The Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, conducted a swearing-in ceremony of […]
Paying Tribute: Malcolm Turnbull in the US
Vassals rarely question. If they do, criticism is limited and usually restrained behind closed doors. The Australian Prime Minister’s visit to Washington during February was […]
Australian Super Funds wanting to invest in America’s infrastructure privatisation, is it ethical?
When I recently learned of the push for Australia’s superannuation industry to invest in American infrastructure, alarm bells rang. Neoliberalism is still very much in […]
Prostituting Charity: The Oxfam Debate
Oxfam has outdone itself. In the murky, squalid business where charity seems to chase, then embed itself in disaster zones like a dedicated virus, Oxfam […]
The investigation you have when you’re not having an investigation: Turnbull, Joyce and Parkinson
Two days before former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce resigned last week, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull referred allegations that Joyce had breached ministerial standards to Martin […]
The Polls, Conspiracy theory, Nat’s new leader and of course Barnaby.
Tuesday 27 February 2018 1 And so it came to pass that Barnaby Joyce resigned and was replaced by Michael McCormack as leader of the […]
100 Years of mateship? A week of desperate, empty, posturing from a government in crisis.
“It’s not about me. It’s about the Weatherboard Nine”, Barnaby riffs. He’s working up to standing down. It’s the best thing he’s done in politics […]
The Myth of the 2020/21 Surplus
Scott Morrison’s belief that he will be able to produce a surplus budget by 2020/21 is either a pipe dream or a con-trick. It is […]