Is Bill the ALP’s Squishy Version of Tony?
Is Bill the ALP’s squishy version of Tony, and if so, what is Malcolm? Paul G. Dellit offers a candid answer. My partner said I […]
Politics
The real stitch-up
Tony Abbott has been sneeringly yelling at anyone who will listen, if there are any of those left, that the government has no confidence in […]
In front of six flags
While the spill motion two weeks ago was a point of interest across all demographics of Australian life, it has now morphed into something far […]
Back to the Seventies . . . Remember Social Security?
Do you remember the days when better systems were in place to help the unemployed? Loz Lawrey reflects on those better days, and where the […]
Labor is the despicable winner in the Triggs affair
The Abbott government’s attacks on President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs, have served the ALP’s interests more than any other. They […]
Speak boldly
The editorial in the Age today suggests that “the Abbott government is cynically moving to de-legitimise certain institutions that perform vital roles in the democratic […]
We need politicians with vision
One of the things that bothers me about the current Australian government is lack of vision, lack of the ability to think outside the square or to […]
The lioness vs the weasel
Since I began writing for The AIMN I have tried to present facts and ideas but there comes a time when you just have to […]
The Blame Game
Tony Abbott came to power promising to be a “no surprises, no excuses” government. REPORTER: “The condition of the budget will not be an excuse […]
If I were Bill Shorten – on healthcare
This is the first in a series on policy by respected blogger Ad astra; policy that might improve this nation’s situation, policy that Bill Shorten […]
The Dark Side of Low Interest Rates
Today’s mortgage rates are cheaper than anything in living memory. Home buyers are taking out loans five to seven times their salaries to purchase properties […]
Benefit of doubt – what the Minister for Women doesn’t say
In his desire to distract the general public from the depth and breadth of the country’s increasing contempt for him (with the exception of Gerard […]
Mining the data on child sex abuse
Is Tony Abbott trying to use an ill-informed myth about the link between metadata and child sex abuse in the hope that the Opposition, the […]
Give us our cut
We went about the mining tax the wrong way. Not because we let the mining companies write it. Not because we allowed accelerated depreciation during […]