Our politicians must be held accountable
Each year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) publishes, in its annual World Energy Outlooks (WEOs), its perspectives on the energy sector over the next 25 […]
Politics
Would we have an LNP government now if we used the NZ voting system?
If you look back at the last thirty Australian Federal Elections, the Australian Labor and Liberal National Parties have won the countrywide two-party preferred vote exactly fifteen times […]
Why is there so much anger?
By Ad astra No matter when we listen to the news, watch TV, or browse social media, the pervading emotion in so many items is […]
Did we just spend $1 trillion dollars to buy Malcolm Turnbull a job?
When the Coalition released their Defence white paper in February this year, they recommitted to Tony Abbott’s arbitrary goal of raising defence spending to 2% […]
Someone’s gotta pay
According to the Coalition government, the ALP’s campaign over the privatisation of Medicare was somewhere between dishonest and outright lies. While it is true that […]
A leader in name only – our powerless PM
One of the most important attributes of leadership is the ability to unite your team, to set the direction, and to get people collaborating towards […]
Donald Trump, Law And Order And The Effing Obvious
Ok, Donald Trump is now promising to make people safe again. F*ckin’ awesome. All right, I know that swearing is not really appropriate and it […]
It hasn’t happened yet
As I try to understand why my fellow citizens have elected people like Pauline Hanson and George Christensen, it seems fear is a common component. […]
Mr Turnbull, where are your verbs?
By Ad astra It was one of The Political Sword’s regular contributors, Casablanca, who drew my attention to the absence of a verb in the […]
And so it begins – is Malcolm up to the challenge?
George Christensen has called for major changes to the Coalition superannuation policy or he will cross the floor. The Mackay-based MP did not express his […]
The election in numbers
By Ken Wolff We know the Liberals lost 13 seats, or in other words Labor gained 13 seats, with one seat, Herbert, still in the […]
We can learn from the abestos scandal
Last week asbestos was found again in imported Chinese building materials, this time it was found at Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) in the roof panels. […]
Why we need an Iraq war Royal Commission – Sign my petition
A guest blog by redcuchulain People have been asking me why I would want to start a petition into the war in Iraq? Quite simply, I […]
The Liberals are dreaming
By Ken Wolff On Sunday morning 10 July, before Shorten conceded defeat in the election, Arthur Sinodinos appeared on the ABC’s Insiders. He claimed the […]
Learning to love Big Brother
It is time to be pessimistic. Joy has fled. Hope is dead. The sun is setting on the election and we are entering a long, […]