Two Futures: New options for an innovative Australian social market
Denis Bright considers the significance of Two Futures in helping to revive the leadership profile of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) as a bastion of long-term, […]
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Domestic violence and the bourgeoisie
In the last few weeks two rather disparate male journalists, Martin McKenzie-Murray in The Saturday Paper and Mark Latham, late of the Australian Financial Review, […]
Canning pre-selection; strategic or the best person for the job?
The pre-selection of ex-SASR soldier, Andrew Hastie as the Liberal Party candidate for the September by-election in Canning, Western Australia is a clever move by […]
The war at home
TONY ABBOTT: If we’re honest, most of us would accept that a bad boss is a little bit like a bad father or a bad […]
The Snouties: Awarding the most ‘on the snout’ pollies
As we all know, good government started six months ago – following Abbott’s near demise as our Prime Minister. And this last parliamentary sitting fortnight in Canberra […]
“Jobs and Growth” … But what is it?
With so much negative feedback on Tony Abbott’s predilection for three word slogans, one would think the brains trust within the Coalition would have learned […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday 15 August 1 Tony Abbott’s dilemma on Marriage Equality is much like Malcolm Turnbull’s when he was Liberal Leader. Abbott could have allowed a […]
Can Canning fix it?
To the people of Canning, You have a grave responsibility in front of you. It is widely accepted that a defeat for the Liberal Party […]
The con in constitutional reform
The farce that is the ‘Recognise’ campaign and why there is a push for Australia to become a Republic, by Vanessa Kairies. Once I started reading […]
Use of Force Bill – first secrecy, now the power to use deadly force
As most people know, laws came into effect on 1 July this year making it a crime for an ‘entrusted person’ – such as a […]
Question Time fact check
In case anyone is unsure about the Coalition’s message, they are about “jobs, growth, and community safety…jobs, growth and community safety.” Pull out the string […]
Moral Bankruptcy and Civil Liberties in Modern Australian Politics
The Abbott Government’s gradual destruction of our civil liberties is not something we should be taking lightly, writes Daniel Ellery. Almost 20 years ago, the […]
A ‘People’s vote’ on marriage equality: Abbott’s latest Truthiness phrase?
Following last week’s cabinet discussion on marriage equality, Tony Abbott announced that: “going into the next election, you’ll have the Labor Party which wants [marriage […]
Abbott’s Position Unsustainable
To the keen political observer, Leadership speculation about Tony Abbott first began in social media memes literally from the day the Coalition formed government in […]
Tony’s circus maximus
If Tony Abbott is serious about listening to community expectations, if Dyson Heydon is serious about perceived bias, then it seems inevitable that Heydon […]