We need to talk about Steve
After watching Steve Price block Van Badham’s attempts to speak about the cultural problem of disrespect to women, in what could have been a training […]
Politics
Don’t count on George to get you a job
Investing Daily is an online service which, according to them, gives “Profitable advice for smart people”. A few weeks ago they published an article titled […]
The Politician’s Guide to Democracy: Part One (Five things Democracy IS NOT) #ItsTime
Are you a Politician who can’t get his own way? Have you put forward perfectly reasonable policies to the people of your country – only […]
Malcolm Turnbull does NOT have a majority
Let’s be clear about this – Malcolm Turnbull is not leading a majority government. The party he leads only won 60 seats while Labor won […]
The time has come to say fair’s fair
Why do we have a deficit? The Coalition will tell you it’s because Labor locked in unsustainable spending and that cutting services is the only way […]
The People have spoken: A Pox on both your houses
As we enter the analysis period of the election, it’s time to face the harsh reality. If there is one aspect of this election outcome […]
Always someone else to blame
By David Tyler It was Getup; it was Labor’s lies about Medicare. It was the super changes. It was the electorate getting it wrong. It […]
How has it come to this?
By Ad astra The MSM and blog sites abound with critiques of the election and tentative predictions of the political outcomes. So why bother writing […]
Malcolm Turnbull must resign
By David Tyler The poor election showing of the Coalition should come as no surprise. Despite the growth fantasies of Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison who […]
Citizenship
Migrants who want to become Australian citizens have to pass a Citizenship test. According to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, the test is […]
Federal Election Tracker: Quick P.S.
I know I wrote yesterday that I was packing up my ‘election night’ tracking desk, having already called the outcome. However curiosity as to how the remaining ‘hot seats’ […]
Bolt and Hanson don’t make me feel safe
It was with genuine sadness that I read that Andrew Bolt, reportedly in response to death threats from a supporter of Islamic State, has felt […]
Sausage sizzles and mandates
There was a winner to the Federal Election last weekend. A lot of school parents’ organisations and charities made money on sausage sizzles and cake […]
Listen with both ears
It is excruciating listening to Coalition politicians responding to the question of what they have learned from the election result. The initial response was “we […]
Unashamed spiteful gloating is such fun
In boardrooms across our nation the CEOs are ‘tut-tutting’ and shaking their heads. Stock and insurance brokers are taking long lunches. Some are drinking too […]