Our shambolic government
It is becoming increasingly difficult to take this government seriously. Minister for Employment and Minister for Women, Michaelia Cash, cancelled a planned meeting with the states, the […]
Politics
Trump is just part of the problem
By Ad astra There are two outcomes of the US presidential election that should horrify us all: Trump wins or Trump loses. The horror of […]
Defining Democracy
It has become increasingly apparent that this government has forgotten the meaning of democracy. Perhaps they need a reminder. And since One Nation will often […]
Independent advice? Who needs it
Within hours of being sworn in, Tony Abbott’s office issued a press release, announcing three departmental secretaries had had their contracts terminated and the Treasury Secretary […]
The Gleeson Affair is as significant as the Dismissal. Perhaps more so.
By James Moylan. The reporting in our press regarding the ‘Gleeson Affair’ has been woeful. Most people simply do not understand what the argument is […]
Government v Triggs
It’s hardly President of the Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs’ fault when the Australian government is the worst human rights offender that Commission has to […]
Small government? You gotta be kidding!
Since the time our Constitution was written, the political sphere has changed enormously. Australian federal politicians had no staff until 1944. Since then, we have […]
Letting loose the inner Trump
The footage of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s bus ride with Billy Bush in which he owns sexual assault as his preferred method of engaging […]
A government at war with itself
One could be forgiven for thinking this government doesn’t have a clue what it is doing. Take tourism, for example. According to Richard Colbeck, tourism […]
A Dismal Tale of Failure
The latest Labour Force data has been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and it is not pretty. Over the last 12 months, Australia […]
Drowning in Lunatics
By James Moylan It’s hard to avoid damaging the technology. I almost punched the screen. Coffee spills and dying mice are all a part of […]
Is Q&A losing it?
If last week’s Q&A panellist Grace Collier is simplistic enough to think the unemployment problem would be solved by those looking for work simply starting […]
So that’s the way you want to play it
When we are children, we are taught that it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it’s how you play the game – or at […]
Prospects for peace on the Korean Peninsula
Denis Bright considers the importance of economic diplomacy in the reduction of long-standing political tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Are commitments by Japan and South […]
Who are the real criminals?
Things are so bad on Nauru that New Zealand has stopped foreign aid to their justice sector. Foreign minister Murray McCully told Radio New Zealand […]