The Government’s Economic Credentials in Freefall
If you want more evidence that the present government is doing its best to wreck our economy, a stark example was revealed just before Christmas, […]
Politics
An Open Letter to Tony Abbott (a happier one)
Dear Tony Abbott, It’s been a year since I last wrote to you. I was very angry back then, but you’ll be pleased to hear […]
Jobs and growth…but for who?
The Abbott government says they are all about jobs and growth, but for who? In 2012, unions were outraged by a decision to allow Gina […]
Regaining goodwill
Joe Hockey said “We are going to give economic reform a red hot go in 2015.” He went on to say “The taxation discussion with […]
It seems easy to me . . .
Poverty and unemployment can make Christmas a very bleak time for some folk. While thinking about their struggle I was overwhelmed by how we have […]
Travelling backwards… Abbott’s year of “achievement”
It’s been a punishingly busy year for the coalition. With so many pressing items on their to do list, like: Dismantling medicare, cutting foreign aid, […]
Scott’s new targets
In October, Labor voted to pass nearly $3 billion in budget savings with revised welfare legislation which will see Family payments cut and young people […]
Three not so wise men
Firstly, Tony Abbott. As if he had not embarrassed himself enough during this year, the latest but not necessarily the last effort was his astonishing […]
The LNP’s new talent – How to disable people with a disability.
Kevin Andrews has announced that anyone seeking to access the disability support pension, will now be required to see an independent doctor prescribed by the […]
The Ship of Fools
If you think the government was taking us towards social and economic disasters prior to the recent Cabinet reshuffle, well you ain’t seen nothin’ yet, […]
We are an unforgiving lot, Tony
One of the really big issues Australia faces is the apparent disillusionment with the political process. In the last election 3,000,000 people decided not to […]
THE DOOMSDAY CRASH; It’s coming
It is just a few days before Christmas and probably not the best time to be warning people of impending doom, but then, when is […]
Harpy’s bizarre
In 2007, Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop accused Deputy Opposition Leader Julia Gillard of behaving like a “fashion model or TV star” rather than a […]
Merry Christmas, Gina and Rupert
If you go to Tony Abbott’s Facebook page, at time of writing, you will find six threads about the Martin Place siege and one about […]
What else happened yesterday?
While we were all mesmerised by the tragic and horrific events unfolding in yesterday’s siege at the Lindt Cafe, Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister […]