Morrison exits
By Ad astra It’s almost surreal that this man, who has been in our face so often for what feels like endless years, has disappeared! […]
Politics
Election Gambit: Australia, Sri Lanka and Politicising Asylum
When it comes to the tawdry, hideous business of politicising the right to asylum, and the refugees who arise from it, no country does it […]
Reactionary Succession: Peter Dutton, Australia’s New Opposition Leader
The devastation wrought on Australia’s Coalition government on May 21 by the electorate had a stunning, cleansing effect. Previously inconceivable scenarios were played out in […]
Come in Spinner!
Salaries in our federal parliament are always interesting and sometimes amusing, much like a game of monopoly. I have been watching Barnaby Joyce as a […]
Australia must get real about reducing emissions
From the get-go, Australia has used every trick in the book to avoid any meaningful contribution to the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. […]
Where to now for a defeated and chaotic rabble?
With the election now over, all that remains is the tidying up of the final count to see if Labor will win in its own […]
So long, and thanks for all the pish
Here’s your hat. What’s your hurry? And so we bid farewell to inarguably Australia’s worst ever Prime Minister. A shameless liar, a humbug, a serial […]
2022 Federal Election Analysis: QLD
By Callen Sorensen Karklis G’day. I was a campaign worker for the ALP during the 2022 federal election. I have worked on election campaigns for […]
The day Australia “woke” up
For the last few years, a strange phenomenon has pervaded political discussion in Australia, mainly led by middle-aged, often religious, white men. The term “woke” […]
Election Reaction: The Media’s Tantrum
Elections always bring about diverse reactions. One side is typically overjoyed at victory, while the other is disappointed in defeat. In a two-sided contest, such […]
Time for a re-build?
John Curtin is best remembered as a war-time Prime Minister. He is routinely described as Australia’s greatest prime minister. His policy work, alongside that of […]
Dutton is not what this country needs, even in Opposition
If Peter Dutton is the best the Liberals can offer as an alternative Prime Minister, then they are destined to become irrelevant in modern day […]
Morrison reaped what he had sown
Writing this a couple of days after the most important election in Australian history, Australians did finally find their voices, and in no uncertain manner […]
Reality bites
By 2353NM Every political commentator in the land has their own personal opinion, most hide it and at least present a façade of even-handed questioning […]
And so it came to pass
And so it came to pass that truth persisted, hope survived and democracy will be restored. And so, it came to pass on the twenty-first […]