Day to Day Politics: Turnbull’s Election Campaign. Making something of nothing.
Saturday 2 April 2016 Given that the independent Cross Bench Senators fail to pass the ABCC legalisation its odds on that we will be going […]
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The irrational voter
By Ad astra Those who think logically, who base their opinions on facts, figures and reason, are astonished at the decisions that some people make, […]
Day to Day Politics: Pie in the sky politics.
Friday April 1 2016 1 The now Abbott/Turnbull Government spent three years in opposition before coming to power in 2013 on the back of Labor leadership […]
Don’t blame me
Malcolm Turnbull wants to take us back to pre-war days by allowing the states to collect income tax because he is sick of “finger pointing”. […]
Where are the crooks?
By Ad astra Ask Tony Abbott where the crooks are and he would repeat what he said when he set up the Royal Commission into […]
The Corporates don’t get it either.
There are times when one is brought to despair at the level of ignorance demonstrated by our national and corporate leaders. An event this week […]
Instinct versus evidence
It is very telling that, when commissioning modelling for the economic effects of increasing GST and cutting income tax rates, the government didn’t bother getting […]
Abbott can’t take rejection. Hide your onions.
In what can only be inspirational news for the ALP, failed Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced his intention to embark on a DIY election […]
Day to Day Politics: My after Easter catch up. Bolt looks to Sky.
Tuesday 29 March. 1 After a short break it’s a bit difficult to know where to start, Oh well, let’s start with Bolt. After 5 […]
Poor little rich companies: No money for tax. Plenty for political donations.
While the government scrambles to look for ways to increase revenue and cut spending, one group of sacred cows who seem largely unperturbed by these ongoing discussions […]
May your god go with you
Isn’t it time the majority of Australians told the ultra-religious conservatives that while we understand they have a problem with some social issues, the problem […]
From Placido Domingo to Meatloaf – When Pathos turned to Bathos
By Paul G. Dellit Ian Macfarlane and Garry Gray gave a joint interview on their departure from politics. Macfarlane made the observation that Australian politics […]
Out of ideas
There’s a reason why Donald Trump’s rallies amount to hate-fest pep-talks empty of any actual policy ideas. It’s the same reason his Republican opponents are […]
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the most corrupt of all?
When Malcolm Turnbull wrote to the Governor General requesting the urgent recalling of parliament he gave the following reason: “The Government regards this legislation as […]
The Micro Parties Will Survive
The Senate voting reforms don’t reduce the incentive to vote for micro parties. If anything, writes Ben Aveling, these reforms make it easier. There seems […]