Welfare Bashing the NEETS: The new team in the sport of welfare bashing
For those who see themselves as a class above the unemployed, specialised welfare bashing is the new team sport.
Politics
No wonder business confidence is rising
As the government does everything in its power to distract the nation, ably assisted by Hanson and her motley crew, they are quietly going about […]
The year that made me
As I listened to Attorney-General George Brandis today unconvincingly bellow (shout loud: argument weak, as the father of my children used to say) that Malcolm […]
An economy without people
By Ken Wolff Last week I suggested that modern economic theory has lost sight of people but the reality is now becoming that many segments […]
Now that the election is over…
According to Barnaby Joyce, having won the election, the Coalition has a mandate from a “higher power” to do anything they said during the campaign […]
No! I don’t defend your right to say it
When your words make her put her wrist to the razor I don’t defend your right to say it! When you words make people spit and stare at […]
The Chinese political donations blow up
Well the dragon is out of the bag. The Chinese political donations scandal has taken front and centre stage in Australia, with politicians now dotting […]
An Open Letter to Peter Costello
Dear Peter Costello, I am writing in response to your allegation that the mining industry has been ‘treated shabbily’ by Australia. Apparently you don’t think […]
Turnbull – A Friendly Mushroom and a Destructive Seagull
“You’re not doing anything Malcolm” is the thought that appears to be in almost everyone’s mind summing up what they think of Turnbull’s Prime Ministership and leadership qualities.
How hard do politicians really work?
There is no doubt that many politicians put in long hours but how hard do they really work? In 2016 there will be 51 sitting […]
What have you really noticed about Bill Shorten?
For those who genuinely and fiercely arguing to topple both of the major parties from power and who are insisting Shorten does not have ‘Leftist’ values – have you really truly taken the time to noticed what Bill Shorten is about?
How to end private political donations
An article in today’s Guardian has me gobsmacked. And politically speaking, that’s not an easy thing to do. It seems former Prime Minister John Howard […]
Our Government is morally bankrupt
By 2353NM Recently on The Political Sword, Ad astra discussed the nastiness of the conservatives that currently inhabit the halls of power in Canberra. Ad […]
It’s obvious who is beholden here, and it isn’t Bill Shorten
On August 30, almost two years after the hearing into prohibited political donations concluded, ICAC released its report on Operation Spicer and it was damning […]
Cashless Welfare – Enough is Enough!
To achieve real opportunity, the first thing we must acknowledge is that stigma and discrimination are not conducive to equal opportunity.