Abbott’s Stockpile of Hubris
In his first interview after losing the Liberal leadership, Tony Abbott gives us his take on how his government performed with him as Prime Minister. […]
Politics
Give us shelter: why new DV funding isn’t anywhere near enough
The Turnbull government’s announcement last week of $100 million worth of funding to address domestic violence is better than silence, and goes to some small […]
Whatever happened to work, rest and play?
There is a sense of relief in hearing Malcolm Turnbull talk about the need for flexibility to be able to respond to, and provide for, […]
Review of the Pope’s Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’
By Dr Anthony Horton Upon review of the Pope’s Laudato Si’ from the point of view of a scientist working in the climate change space, […]
Are some solutions just too easy?
Does it seem to anyone else that we are in election mode? In reality, we are always in election mode but both sides seem receptive […]
Pollution and bombs or hospitals and schools?
Scott Morrison has said he wants to hear from anyone with ideas on how to cut government spending. Here’s a few. Fossil fuel subsidies The […]
Morrison heading down the wrong path
Watching Scott Morrison’s interview with Leigh Sales, on 7.30 Wednesday night I was hoping to hear something…anything that indicated that he possessed a better grasp of the economy […]
Democracy lost?
By Steve Laing Another government, another coup. Since the final Howard Government of 2004, the last three governments have been characterized by having a different […]
We must work, save, invest … work, save, invest …
Well that was interesting. Scott Morrison has unveiled his new three word slogan. WORK, SAVE, INVEST I can hear the 457 visa workers chanting it […]
Credlin: It’s not me, it’s them
There’s a point in just about any desirable human characteristic when it can tip over into pathology, and self-confidence is no exception. Former Prime Minister […]
Just smile and the world will be a better place
Last night, thanks to our national broadcaster, we got to see the leaders of the two major political parties in action. Turnbull faced questions from […]
The same but different …
When Turnbull ‘knifed’ Abbott a week ago after publically shaming Abbott’s terrible government on national television while announcing his intent-to-knife, I wondered how the mainstream […]
I did not have sex with that pig
British Prime Minister David Cameron was overnight accused of having indulged in a tastelessly demeaning act of necro-bestiality in Delingpole’s rooms at the Pickwater Quad, […]
Winning back trust
When Greg Hunt appointed Gregory Andrews to be our first ‘Threatened Species Commissioner’ in July last year, few people other than Chris Graham at New […]
Hypothetical: What would you do if . . . ? (Part One)
Geoffrey Robertson’s recent appearance on Q and A reminded me of the value of considering a situation through the eyes of another via a hypothetical situation… Here’s […]