Social Engineering
Kevin Andrews, our Minister for Social Services and member of the Credlin led Star Chamber, has announced a brave new initiative. “A TRIAL that offers […]
Politics
Where is the Outrage?
Ever since that day back in 2001 when the Norwegian freighter Tampa rescued asylum seekers from drowning and John Howard refused permission for them to […]
A waste of time
Watching question time has become a total waste of time. The questions are so banal, the repetition mind-numbing, the rudeness unbecoming, the procedure unwieldy, […]
An Open Letter to Scott Morrison
Dear Scott Morrison, You’ve probably guessed that this is not fan mail. I’m sure you do have fans, but I don’t think there would be […]
Joe Hockey’s Emotional Hysteria
Running out of money? What an incredibly stupid thing for Joe Hockey to say. The Health cost for the nation is set to increase from […]
To the Future and Beyond!
Should the Labor Party sever its long-standing ties with the union movement? In this guest post, well-known blogger Hillbilly Skeleton argues that they might suffer […]
But then it was too late
An excerpt from They Thought They Were Free – The Germans, 1933-45 by Milton Mayer But Then It Was Too Late What no one seemed […]
A protected species
Last Monday night, the ABC held a live televised debate to kick off the South Australian election season. I attended, eager to see how SA […]
Heads must roll!
Yesterday the Australian reported that: “Australian Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn and WA Electoral Commissioner Peter Kramer handed their resignations to Governor-General Quentin Bryce today. The […]
Things we CAN afford
I know times are tough and that we will all have to tighten our belts (well so the government keeps telling me). The list of […]
What Madness is This?
There is strong support to suggest that Australia’s hosting of the G20 in November this year is not going to bode well for Tony Abbott. […]
An act of betrayal
Before the introduction of carbon pricing Tony Abbott claimed that the price of petrol would go up by 6.5c per litre. It actually went down […]
Factional fighting
The title of this article is Murdochesque in that it may have inflamed anger you are already feeling, but the article that follows won’t provide […]
What really killed vehicle manufacturing in Australia?
The death knell for Australia’s vehicle manufacturing industry was not because of high labour costs, writes Andreas Bimba in this guest article, but the free-trade […]
About this Qantas thing
Trying to understand a nation’s economy is not easy. There is so much to absorb. Whenever I feel unable to get my head around any […]