Albo’s to-do list: There’s a lot for the new government to fix
Outside of Robert Menzies, 18 years; John Howard, 11 years; Bob Hawke, 8 years. Malcolm Fraser, Joseph Lyons and Billy Hughes all served 7 years. […]
Politics
Don’t Mention the NEG!
Remember the NEG, the National Energy Guarantee ? Introduced by Malcolm Turnbull in 2017, the idea of the NEG was to establish a national energy […]
Barnaby sounds worried
Barnaby Joyce definitely doesn’t want a federal ICAC – a view he tried to justify in a rather extraordinary article in the SMH today in […]
Who is it that can’t manage money?
By Ad astra How many times have you heard the Liberals mouth Labor can’t manage money? What though, is the Liberal record? Treasurer Jim Chalmers belled […]
It is hard to fathom what a hateful place Australia has become
The last decade changed Australia. We became a country who held asylum seekers hostage in concentration camps where they were regularly abused and offered no […]
Is Dutton Labor’s ‘secret weapon’?
Peter Dutton has finally become the leader of something. It is a disorganised rabble, but I am sure he is thrilled. Opposition Leader, and he […]
Dutton Dressed as Lamb: Dissecting The Image
You may have noticed over the last week or so that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has received quite the image makeover from the propaganda rags […]
One that the Murdoch media got horribly wrong
1 Before this win, Labor was last in power for six years from 2007-2013. Before that, you have to go back to 1993, when Paul […]
It’s time for consensus
By Callen Sorensen Karklis After the 2022 Federal Election result over a week ago it’s time for Labor, the Greens, and the Teal Climate 200 […]
All of a sudden energy from the sun and wind is looking very affordable
On 30 April, less than a month before the election I penned this piece, about the foreshadowed spike in energy prices, about to hit Australian […]
I’ve Seen This Movie Before: A Warning for the Albanese Government
Having lived through the last Labor government where the Greens were involved, I am cautious about how the Greens, with their increased influence, will behave […]
Meet Sky After Dark’s Voice to Parliament
Newly elected senator for the NT, Jacinta Price, told Sky’s Paul Murray that she is “feeling really strong” and ready to “get out there and […]
Election 2022: Will the LNP Policy Hegemony Recede Soon?
By Denis Bright The ingredients of a long-term majority Labor Government are now in place. The policy mix is still a work in progress. Labor […]
Mainstream journalists are failing to speak truth to power
THE NON-VIOLENT TACTIC of speaking truth to power was a focus of the 1950s struggle by Black Americans for equal rights and racial equality in the U.S. It was […]
The villain takes centre stage
1 It goes without saying that there has been no Australian politician less popular in recent times than Peter Dutton. Yes, even less popular than both […]