The wrong diagnoses, the wrong treatment
If your doctor misdiagnoses your disease, you’re probably not going to get any better. The same problem will arise for people in the UK who […]
Politics
Here’s something to think about…
What does one do when one feels disempowered? What does one do when one feels one’s needs are being ignored, that one no longer has […]
Pot, kettle – There’s no missing the government’s glaring hypocrisy
The Coalition’s current explosion of self-righteous outrage is something to behold. Compared to the excesses of, say, Bronwyn Bishop, or the personal gifts bestowed on […]
Are Labor gains sustainable in the post-election period?
Denis Bright invites discussion on the prospects for a full-term for Malcolm Turnbull’s new government. The new circumstances invite comparisons with the federal LNP’s management […]
Australian Political Reporting: Explained by Movies
When the Liberals do Something Dodgy When the Public puts the pressure on and the Media actually reports on the Liberals doing something dodgy When a […]
Sam’s stupidity shines a light on the Coalition’s cupidity
In the true tradition of Coalition governments in trouble, the Turnbull government has pulled out its dirt files and manipulated a sensationalist MSM to go […]
Why Repaying Costs For Travel Is So Much Worse Than Accepting A Rolex Watch Or Two!
Ok, some of you are trying to draw a link between Sam Dastyari’s acceptance of a payment of $1670.82 from a Chinese businessman and the […]
So… You call yourself a Leftist?
We are allowing politicians and the media to set the agenda, defining the framework and then we are arguing within that framework.
Who would you trust?
Every time I hear party mouthpieces like Dutton and Morrison tell me what Australian people want, what we “know”, I have to fight an overwhelming […]
Innovative PM? No Malcolm! You’re doing it wrong!
Could Turnbull actually have every leader’s behavioural nightmare? Is he a leader who fears change?
A plea on behalf of rich property owners
By James Moylan Nobody likes homelessness. It’s not something anyone would choose to do, or choose to inflict on someone else. But we have no […]
Something went terribly wrong
When presenting the Derek Fielding Memorial Lecture a few days ago, president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs, singled out 2001 as […]
The government as sea lions
I don’t know if you’ve ever watched the sea lions at Pier 39 in San Francisco. I’m reminded of that querulous and stinking marine rabble […]
What will it take?
Last week’s farce enacted in parliament, where the government lost control on three voting issues, is but a symptom of a much broader problem. These […]
Hope and Change: the big loss that America has to have?
Mr Trump is a reality television star. As a businessman he would be a flop without his PR glitz and smarm. He inherited a medium […]