Abbott’s Ever Diminishing Campaign Options
I read online Friday morning that Australian Border Force were planning to conduct visa checks across the Melbourne CBD starting the same day and continuing […]
Politics
Introducing finger number 3, community safety
Jobs, growth and . . . what was the other one . . . oh yeah, community safety. Has anyone got anything? The government’s backpedalling […]
They don’t instil confidence any more than they display it
In 2012 Tony Abbott said “Imagine the reaction, for instance, had the Howard government sought to gag naval personnel after ‘children overboard’. But the principle […]
Bored or panicked?
Is the Abbott government bored or panicked? It’s hard to tell. Here’s the case for bored: they’ve done everything they promised to do and […]
Jet-setting, funding-cutting Tony
By Vanessa Kairies Watching the Abbott publicity machine in action this week has been sickening. Visiting cows in his freshly pressed suit was just the […]
If our politicians aren’t embarrassed they should be
If our politicians aren’t embarrassed they should be. They are doing such a woeful job that the Australian public has said pullover, I’m taking the […]
“We want you to be scared and compliant”
It is safe to say that the Federal Government has taken Australia one step closer to complete authoritarian rule and dictatorship. In a statement released […]
Perplexing paradoxes
Wedge politics is the new game and some say Abbott is good at it. But the trouble with playing that sort of politics is you […]
The ARM Finds New Life with Peter FitzSimons
On Wednesday 26 August it was my good fortune to hear Peter FitzSimons give an address on the subject of an Australian Republic. He has […]
The Republic debate is back: Is this Hockey’s ‘Marriage Equality’?
Joe Hockey – along with Peter FitzSimons (head of the Australian Republican Movement) and Labor Senator Katy Gallagher – announced today that they are putting the […]
The Governance Report
“You cannot believe in democracy and at the same time expect that the party you support is the only one that should ever win”. What […]
There is no future under an Abbott government
While our government dithers about, there are many forums and conferences and discussions going on around the country with constructive ideas for a better Australia. […]
Corbyn Frightens UK Labour and Tories
Jeremy Corbyn is a name that may not be familiar to most Australians. He is the leading candidate for the leadership of the British Labour […]
Paying for promises
It seems obvious that Joe’s $25 billion promise to cut income tax was made in haste in the hope it could influence the Canning by […]
With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters.
Making judgement calls is the essential job of every leader. With good judgment, little else matters. Without it, nothing else matters. I have written a […]