It’s all happening again
In case you haven’t noticed, the US is about to start another war. Remember George W. Bush and the lead up to the US invasion […]
Politics
Tony Abbott is the most selfish, destructive politician Australia has ever endured
Tony Abbott is the most selfish, destructive politician Australia has ever endured. In an astonishing display of hubris, he informed Ray Hadley that dumping the […]
Turnbull’s postal opinion poll: a vicious, bullying farce
It’s rather difficult to empathise with the marriage equality No crowd’s insistence that they are being “bullied” by the Yes side, given that the postal […]
Right wing think tank “experts” with no teaching experience dictate Coalition education policy
It was with absolute horror that I read today of a supposed “expert report” recommending that Year 1 students face standardised testing in numeracy and […]
The Genuine Article in Australian Politics
He was there with his entourage, a face unmoved bar the occasional muscle flex. “There’s Malcolm Turnbull!” exclaimed drinking companions at the Curtin on Melbourne’s […]
Turnbull government marks two years of inertia, paralysis and failure.
“It’s been two years of great achievement … But above all it’s two years since I became prime minister building on the outstanding work of […]
Australia’s energy security sacrificed to the Coalition’s internal power struggle
In 2001, John Howard introduced a renewable energy target (RET) to support the initial development of renewable generating capacity in the country and get it […]
Who thought Trump couldn’t get worse?
By Ad astra Just when we thought Trump couldn’t possibly get worse, he has. Almost every day he exhibits more grotesque behaviour. It astonishes his […]
Memo to Morrison: Inequality is on the rise
Back in July, Treasurer Scott Morrison dismissed suggestions that inequality was getting worse. “The latest census showed on the global measure of inequality, which is […]
Freedom from religion
Over the last few months, we have heard, and will continue to hear, a great deal about religious freedom and how it is supposedly threatened […]
For Malcolm Bligh Turnbull, life is attack, attack, attack
In the mid-1970s, Malcolm Turnbull, then 21, told future radio broadcaster David Dale that he wanted to be Prime Minister by the time he was […]
The Postal Survey: “What are you so scared of?”
By John Haly The debate The starter gun has officially “legally” fired on the government’s campaign for the alternative postal survey formerly known as the […]
The Adani Factor in the Queensland Elections: Changing to a More Sustainable Coal Export Model
Denis Bright seeks discussion on the implications of the Adani Carmichael Coal Project on the forthcoming state elections. The electoral impact zone of the Adani […]
The ABCC debacle
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the operation of the ABCC under Nigel Hadgkiss. In April last year, a case brought by Nigel Hadgkiss against […]
Energy Chaos in Australia: Closing the Liddell Power Station
Australia is having an energy crisis. A country with such abundant resources is incapable it seems, of handling matters of reliable supply, either in terms […]