The Ukraine War and the “Good” Refugee
“These people are not people we are used to… these people are Europeans.” (Kiril Petkov, Bulgarian Prime Minister, Associated Press, March 1, 2022). In the […]
Politics
We shouldn’t laugh about Morrison’s COVID, we should cry
By Andrew Wicks Yes, Scott Morrison has COVID. But jokes aside, how did the most protected man in the country fail to protect himself? Late […]
Bullying is symptomatic of world leaders, including ours, and war is the outome
Election diary No. 15: Wednesday, 2 March 2022. That I’m using the word “war” in my heading is unfortunate; however, it is what it is. […]
Politicians should stop using the word “unprecedented” as an excuse for their lack of action
Parts of NSW and Queensland are suffering unprecedented floods. At the same time, they are experiencing an unprecedented pandemic. Before that, they were dealing with […]
The Karma Bus
By 2353NM It’s not hard to make the case that the karma bus found Prime Minister Scott Morrison in February 2022. A whole lot of […]
The First Casualty
If truth is the first casualty of war, it is also under constant attack in the Morrison-Joyce regime’s love-in with spin enabled by Murdoch and […]
Who will you vote for and why? Who would you trust to deliver good government?
Election diary No 14. Saturday, 26 February 2022. Who will you vote for and why? You should remember why if you intend to vote for […]
What a complete waste of time the last nine years have been
Cast your mind back to 2013. Unlike the rest of the world, Australia had come through the GFC without suffering a recession. At the end […]
Bipartisan Consensus as Myth: The Manchurian Candidate in Australian Politics
A few dragons have been breathing fire of late, and these need to be slayed. One is the notion that Australia has had some miraculous […]
Desperation manifests itself in many dangerous ways
Election diary No 13. Wednesday, 23 February 2022. ‘Desperation’ in team sports is different than in individual ones. We all react differently when under pressure. […]
Remember the Warringah Motion? Neither do the Liberal Party!
This is a little piece I penned (and published) in 2018 when the Liberal Party in NSW were trying to make their pre-selection process more […]
There are better options than tax cuts
By 2353NM Prime Minister Scott Morrison spent the Christmas break this year promoting Australia opening up to the world regardless of the increasing threat of […]
A speech from saner times – Prime Minister Morrison expresses his support for China
On June 26, 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a “major foreign policy address” at Asialink, in the lead-up to the 14th G20 Summit. Ttled […]
The Coalition is backed into a corner – its white teeth anger is frightening
Election diary No 12. Saturday, 19 February 2022. 1 In 1996, John Howard, the then Opposition leader, offered the Australian people a “comfortable and relaxed” future. It worked […]