Then and now
In the 2013 Climate Change Performance Index, Australia ranked 40 out of the 58 OECD countries, a poor result but “In the policy category Australia […]
Politics
What chance Abbott returning after the election?
It seems unlikely, unthinkable, and even impossible. The most erratic, dysfunctional, and accident-prone prime minister we have ever had making a stunning comeback? No, not […]
Why we need to be intolerant of climate science fools
By James Moylan I am guardedly optimistic that we will eventually come together and designate global warming as being the most pressing issue facing humankind […]
Beware the revival of Hockey’s 2014 budget
If the Coalition wins a double dissolution election in July and gains a joint sitting of the lower house and the senate, all the elements […]
Get your own house in order, Mr Turnbull
Soon after his election in October 2004, in an email to a Greens Woollahra councillor in February 2005, Malcolm Turnbull wrote that he believes “no […]
Day to Day Politics: Reducing tax for those who don’t pay any.
Thursday 24 March 2016 1 My headline doesn’t make any sense but then not much does with the Abbott/Turnbull Governments. The tax office tells us […]
The Peter Principle again – has the GOVERNMENT reached its level of incompetence?
By Ad astra It is not often that we see The Peter Principle played out before our very eyes. We saw it recently with ex-PM […]
Innovation? The deeds belie the words
Malcolm Turnbull has tried to differentiate himself from the negative rhetoric of the Abbott years by saying ‘innovation’ a lot and telling us all there […]
Campaign coping strategies
We are all in for three months of non-stop, 24/7, stage-managed outrage, reaction, over-reaction, retraction, retraction outrage, non-retraction outrage, etc. Gala headlines slagging-off individuals, unions, […]
Are we really that stupid?
John Lord, asked the question this morning in his ‘Day to Day Politics’ column, why would you reward a party another three years in office […]
Another Bunch of Complete Crap
Malcolm Turnbull has decided that, with the “widespread lawlessness and thuggery” exposed by the Heydon Royal Commission, the government cannot function unless we create a […]
Let’s talk about s*x
… how is it that in a society like ours, sexuality is not simply a means of reproducing the species, the family and the individual? […]
An open letter to the Prime Minister of Australia
By Mike Cullen Dear Prime Minister, I wasn’t sure how to address your government’s latest announcement yesterday. The age old belief that announcing unpopular moves […]
Fighting for an education
Make no mistake, we are at war. From the outset, this government has attacked public education and it is only getting worse. After a categorical […]
‘The modern and wonderfully diverse 21st century Australian democracy®’
Now that the door to the Senate has been closed to anyone who is not a party apparatchik, it’s hard to be optimistic about where […]