Small government and deregulation could be the death of us
In 1977, at a meeting in Exxon Corporation’s headquarters, a senior company scientist named James F. Black delivered his message to an audience of powerful […]
Politics
Morrison’s Approaching Waterloo
It may be early days but Joe Hockey’s second and final attempt to bring down a credible budget appears to be unravelling already. Even on […]
Shorten. Where’s the hope?
Shorten is like your ex-boyfriend who everyone wanted you to marry, but you just weren’t that into him. Your mum thought he was a nice […]
The Brandis diaries
On Monday we will be treated to the theatre of the shadow Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfuss, taking the Attorney-General’s department to the Court of Appeal over […]
The Verdict
Last night I had the misfortune to catch an episode of The Verdict on Channel 9 and I was appalled, not only by Karl Stefanovic’s […]
I hope Rupert is happy
There was a time not so long ago when Australia’s future looked bright. In 2008, Rudd apologised to the Stolen Generation and COAG agreed to […]
Yes Paul, Religious Instruction is Child Abuse
Those who watched Q&A on Monday night might have been taken aback by US Biologist and Ecologist Dr Paul Ehrlich’s claim that religious instruction is child […]
Putting dodgy politicians under the same scrutiny as dodgy union officials
When the government decided to spend $80 million on the Trade Union Royal Commission, $17 million of which is going to Minter Ellison, Attorney-General George […]
When you wish upon a star
When the IPA came up with their list of 75 plus 25 policies “that would make Australia richer and more free” they described it as […]
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it, you die. What is it?
As the snake oil salesman and his happy clapper gear up to sell us on their compensation for a higher GST, it is worth remembering […]
Malcolm and Scott’s great big new tax on everything
According to the Liberal Party newsletter, aka the Telegraph, the party who never raises taxes, the party who screamed blue murder about the carbon and […]
Reward for achievement?
When Peter Dutton, at age 30, was elected to Federal Parliament in 2001, he said “it brought to a climax a lifetime of hard work […]
Abbott another Right Wing Nutter
There’s nothing quite as pathetic as watching a former Australian prime minister trying to redress a less than stellar political career. That Tony Abbott would […]
Free Trade Agreements – economic or electoral?
Since September 2013, the ‘achievements’ of our government could be broadly summarised by ‘knock it down, rip it up, sell it off or shoot it.’ […]
Bob Katter nails it: we are being deceived about the FTA with China
Bob Katter is a man I’ve never paid much attention to. He’s on the other side of the country and might as well be on […]