Is it DD Day?
From The Australian Greens comes this breaking news: The Australian Greens along with communities around Australia are celebrating the survival of the Clean Energy Finance […]
Politics
Earn or learn: earn for opportunistic job providers – learn that your qualification means nothing
“If you’re a school leaver or unemployed and between the ages of 18 and 30” writes Edward Eastwood, “then you’re considered fodder for the Job […]
When your dad is not the PM
Frances Abbott, 24 year-old daughter of Prime Minister Tony Abbott, made news a couple of weeks ago when it emerged she’d been offered a $60,000 […]
This government is now officially obscene
One of my more mundane, but at times more amusing jobs as a federal public servant was for a short time reviewing letters to and […]
A ‘budget emergency’: it’s all about choices
The excuse for the draconian cuts made by Abbott and Hockey is that there is a budget emergency and a debt crisis. I in no […]
Compare the pair
Joe Hockey’s budget has been widely rejected by the Australian people. And he knows it. How do I know he knows it? Because why else […]
Hockey plays chicken with the back bench
Did Hockey really just “threaten” a Double Dissolution? Dare we hope? You can literally hear the collective gasp of anticipation rippling out over social media. […]
What a State demands, what a citizen gives, and what Abbott and Hockey simply don’t understand
“The State has a responsibility to its citizens,” writes Dr Strobe Driver in this guest article. But does the current government recognise this? All indications […]
Who are the real leaners here?
While we are being told that we are are not “entitled” to anything at all, it is worthwhile to look at the “entitlements” of politicians […]
What does Kenny’s ABC defamation case mean?
What does Chris Kenny’s $35,000 settlement and apology from the ABC over the Chaser’s dog f*cking joke mean for Australia’s culture? I don’t know, but […]
Tax: renting a spot in civilisation
While I was reading Josh Bornstein’s excellent contribution on the subject of tax, it reminded me that progressive Australians really need to work harder at […]
Voter Directed Learning
I have never been a politician but I have always been big on giving advice. In my opinion, this government has things completely arse up […]
What a Circus!
Why is there a sense of foreboding whenever Tony Abbott travels overseas? Probably because one’s immediate reaction is, “Oh God, in what way will he […]
Dealing with Drugs: a new approach
In July 2001 the government of Portugal took the extraordinary step of decriminalising drugs including cocaine and heroin. While some other European States have taken […]