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Short Term Tony

January 22, 2014 Kaye Lee 18

“You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don’t believe in little plans. I believe in plans […]

“One-term Tony”: It’s a sure bet

January 21, 2014 Michael Taylor 56

An editorial opinion: Bill Shorten finally emerged from wherever he had been hiding and smacked us with the downright obvious: Tony Abbott is a potential […]

Everybody else is getting faster internet

January 17, 2014 Michael Taylor 64

Foreign news sites offer a wealth of information. And they are generally, as a rule, far more entertaining, relevant and intelligent than what is served […]

Australia Day: Can we talk about this?

January 17, 2014 45

Depending on how far this article travels, I expect to take a bit of stick from some quarters, but if it starts a movement then, […]

The kind, gentle, compassionate Scott Morrison

January 17, 2014 Michael Taylor 28

Though now leading the life of a self-proclaimed media recluse, our Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison cannot remain hidden from the media […]

Garden variety climate change deniers

January 16, 2014 Dr Victoria Fielding 63

The effects of climate change are not just a scientific model which may or may not happen sometime in the way off future. Climate change […]

You are a disgrace to our nation

January 12, 2014 Michael Taylor 349

I was appalled at the results of the recent poll reported in the Sydney Morning Herald that revealed, for whatever reason, most people want the […]

We need a hero

January 11, 2014 Dr Victoria Fielding 71

I need a hero, I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night. He’s (or she’s) gotta be strong and he’s gotta […]

An Open Letter to Cory Bernardi

January 6, 2014 Dr Victoria Fielding 98

Dear Cory Bernardi, Before you ignore this letter like all the other outraged mail you must be getting in response to your book, The Conservative […]

The Abbott government haven’t used the holiday season merely to dump unpopular policies on out-of-office media teams and too-relaxed-to-take-much-notice Australian voters. They’ve also leaked/floated a […]

Heads up

January 3, 2014 Kaye Lee 30

In April 2001 the Minister for Workplace Relations, Tony Abbott, asked the Employment Advocate to provide a report “regarding behaviour in the building industry”. This […]