Beyond the BS: What Political Terms Really Mean
I think it is time we defined what certain terms mean in our political discourse. I do not refer to the BS definitions, talking points […]
Politics
Zombie Policy Apocalypse Part 1
Taking Britain and Putin’s oil and gas war-disrupted Covid-stricken world markets by storm is Trussed!, another spectacular episode of trickle-down and double backflip, a 45 […]
The IPA’s war on schools
The IPA is no longer even performing the masquerade of being a thinktank. It is rather a culture war factory for the right; its American-invented […]
Budget expectations, honesty and responsibilities
Before Anthony Albanese and his party came to power more than six months ago, the Australian people didn’t know much about the fresh-faced, good-looking young […]
“Family values” and fascist-leaning politics
The radical right, and in particular, Murdoch’s News Corp, are laundering the dirty ideas of the people deploying fascistic politics to make them seem normal […]
The joys of capitalism !
Households will be hit by a 56 per cent surge in energy bills in the coming two years according to our Treasurer – this cost […]
We can do better
It was probably co-incidental that the Australian Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was held in Sydney around the time the NRL and AFL finals were […]
Accusations in a mirror: US warnings for Australian civil discourse
Extremist rhetoric from the ever-more radical right makes it impossible for their followers to see the facts about the centrist governments in America (and Australia). […]
The loneliness of a long-term Opposition Leader
I suppose one could argue the point of the matter, but I find it difficult to see any reason to call the opposition leader the […]
Exit Liz Truss; Enter Lettuce
“When are you going to govern? The only thing you have governed for the past year is your own survival.” (Jess Phillips, Labour MP, October […]
Power for no other reason
Sometime during Howard’s reign of nothingness, our democracy began to slip away from us. Entitlement insinuated its way into our politics as rivers of gold […]
So this is Democracy at work !
Mark Latham found himself a cushy number after he lost the leadership of the federal Labor Party. He nominated himself for a seat in the […]
The Implosion of Liz Truss
“The Tory Party is like a knight dying in his armour.” (Peter Hitchens, Mail on Sunday, Oct 16, 2022). Liz Truss is proving to be […]
A Budget that will marry economics with the common good
For the last decade, we have been used to, and it’s no exaggeration, awakening to a daily crisis from the Coalition. Some were more excruciating […]
That white man’s dystopia
When one belongs to the dominant group, it is very easy to define other people’s wellbeing as trivial. The ultimate identity politics in the west […]