Freedom of speech the Bernardi way
Front man for the far right conservatives, Cory Bernardi is a strong advocate for freedom of speech – for some. On his questionably named blog […]
Politics
Exposing yourself for the good of the nation!
Now I know there has been a lot written about the census. Old fashioned privacy aficionados have been going at it hammer and tongs in […]
Malcolm Turnbull’s DD delivered the balance of power to a motley crew of extremists
Malcolm Turnbull’s strategic judgement has just delivered the balance of power to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and what a motley crew they are. This was […]
The plan, boss, the plan
The Coalition have been assuring us for years that they have a plan for real solutions and that the plan will provide jobs and growth […]
Turnbull’s Folly: The Double Dissolution Disaster
The Senate results are finally in, and one thing’s abundantly clear – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s decision to take Australia to a double dissolution election […]
More Neo-Liberal Idiocy
A recent blog by Professor Bill Mitchell on how we view government debt should be enlightened reading for people with an interest in macroeconomics. More […]
Teaching is so much more than ticks and crosses
The Coalition has made it very clear that their sole focus in government is to give investors, both foreign and domestic, more disposable income. In […]
Trump: the re-establishment of white male privilege
The left is never going to stop the rise of President Trump, the worst imaginable outcome, without acknowledging reality: the US election is not a […]
Johno goes to heaven
By 2353NM Johno was (as they say in the classics) a good and decent man. When he dies, he goes to heaven, and St Peter […]
Lisa Singh shows the ALP she is not done yet
Scratching heads and hurt egos plague the left of Tasmanian Labor as they discern how their Senate faction deal fell through. Their plans to install […]
The archetypal dilettante
You have to hand it to Tim Wilson. He is the archetypal dilettante – a man who swans around the world at other people’s expense […]
Pell: Nothing to see here, look over there
Cardinal George Pell has, in the face of fresh allegations of sexual abuse of children aired by ABC TV’s 7.30 Report this week, demanded a […]
The Coalition Environment Committee
Last October, the “Coalition Environment Committee” invited 5 people to address them before a Parliamentary Information Session sponsored by the Global Change Institute and the […]
Ever wondered why the Nationals have seven times as many seats as the Greens with less than half the votes? It’s all in the Gerrymander.
Earlier this week I wrote about inaccuracies in our voting system which are impacting who wins government. I showed how the LNP have held government […]
People power
Never has there been a better time for people to exert their power. As we have seen, nervous politicians with a very tight margin seem […]