Can we make a difference?
In January this year I got an email from Michael (site owner for those who don’t know) saying: “We had 1.95 million visitors in our […]
Politics
Joe Hockey; wealthy complacency
If there was any stand-out from Joe Hockey’s performance on Q&A it would have been his ability to permeate the studio with an overwhelming odor […]
Horse Trading
Abbott and Hockey have made their opening bid and guardedly indicated their willingness to negotiate. Instead of being ready to roll (publicly at least), all […]
GP Co-Payment: Policy Analysis
Even Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey seem confused about their Great. Big. New. Tax on doctor’s visits, as announced in their horror budget two weeks […]
Let’s be absolutely crystal clear about this
If you click on the official Prime Minister of Australia government page the first thing you will read is: “Over six years, Labor ran up […]
See, See…TVs
Tony Abbott has decided that filming people committing crimes is preferable to wasting money on early intervention crime prevention so he has stripped funding from […]
Tony Abbott: I make this pledge to you, the Australian people
The following is an excerpt from Tony Abbott’s 2013 election campaign launch speech with an interactive report card on how he is going so far. […]
People ‘cost too much’: the Abbott Government and Neoliberalism
Where will our Conservative government take this country, if allowed to do so? Dr Strobe Driver turns to America for an insight – and possibly […]
Invisible ink
If you are looking for Tony’s signature PPL policy in the budget you will need “a scanning electron microscope” according to John Daly of the […]
An Open Letter to Frances Abbott
Dear Frances, First off, I want to say that I feel really sorry for you this week since the news broke about your $60,000 scholarship […]
Would you buy a used car from this man?
The budget has been handed down and the salesmen have hit the road peddling their plan. The only trouble is they don’t seem to know […]
Wealthy people must have bad backs
While we sit here and criticise the politicians for using simplistic slogans or failing to get their message across, or the media for failing to […]
“The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others”
The Charter of Budget Honesty was introduced to stop incoming governments from claiming the previous government lied about the true state of the nation’s finances. […]
The Budget: All cruelty springs from weakness
It can’t be denied any longer, conservatives really do believe they have no responsibility to the vulnerable, and it is perfectly acceptable to the […]