Australia’s bigot problem
My first thought on hearing the news of the hostage situation in Sydney’s Martin Place this morning was ‘those poor, terrified people and their anxious […]
Politics
2015, Abbott’s ‘Annus Horribilus’
If Labor had ‘lost its way’ under Kevin Rudd, as Julia Gillard stated in parliament the day she became prime minister, then what can we […]
The less they know the better
The Age of Entitlement may be over for pensioners, students, sick people and the unemployed, but it is alive and well for our fearless leader. […]
What’s wrong with the two party system?
I wrote recently about the mainstream media narrative of ‘yes the Liberal government has problems, but they’re no worse than the previous Labor government’- showing […]
That was then…this is now
In 2011 Joe Hockey said “No qualifications, all the excuses that Wayne Swan talks about – falling commodity prices, a high Australian dollar, nominal growth […]
Scott Morrison now seeks sole authority over citizenship decisions
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection, under the authority of Minister Scott Morrison, is in the process of seeking amendments to the Australian Citizenship […]
SACK HOCKEY. WE NEED A JOB CREATION PLAN, NOW!
The Australian economy is heading down a slippery slope. Successive data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this week all points in the same […]
Grossly conceited and out of their league.
Tony Abbott’s recent comments comparing himself with Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and John Howard prompt some interesting afterthoughts. Without commenting on either Reagan or Thatcher’s credentials, […]
No, Amanda, debt is NOT the problem
Amanda Vanstone’s article in The Age, 8th December, is so full of holes that water would pass through it quicker than it does over Niagara […]
Morrison’s powers: nobody will know who he sends back to be killed
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison, is the only minister who is not answerable to anyone for his decisions, with the exception of […]
Breaking Bad the Model
The Federal Government is slowly imploding. There is a sense of inevitability about what is happening. Right now, I suspect, they are breathing a sigh […]
Should Julie Bishop be afraid?
Rumour has it that Kevin Andrews will not contest the next election and Peta Credlin will be gifted the safe seat of Menzies, and there […]
Message of the day
As Lenore Taylor reported on Friday, every morning the major parties send out the “messages” of the day. These aren’t really super-secret documents since ministers […]
Abbott’s ‘narrative’ and false advertising
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my marketing career, it’s that a brand does not belong to those who own it. Nike is not […]
Tony Abbott is Prime Minister of Australia – go figure.
Tony Abbott is Prime Minister of Australia. It is one of those things that you know is true but remains incomprehensible. Like the concept of […]