Electric Car Delusions
Fresh from attending COP26 in Glasgow, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was keen to impress the Australian public that he was willing to make good his […]
Politics
Morrison’s priorities say it all
Apparently, the most pressing issues for this government to address are dealing with non-existent voter fraud and protecting religious organisations’ rights to bigotry. The fact […]
Voter Integrity : Really !
With great and perhaps undue haste the government wants to introduce legislation before the next election that will require you to carry suitable and acceptable […]
The consummate liar
As if given a second wind by a few writers who have dared call him out for his blatant lying (me included), the Australian Prime […]
Scott Morrison takes “don’t-do government” to a whole new level
I’m not sure if Scotty is in his market testing phase or if the campaign is already settled, but selling yourself as a ‘won’t-do government’ […]
Gallows in the streets of Melbourne
On Saturday in Melbourne a motley mob of protestors gathered in the streets to protest Victoria’s new pandemic laws. In a chilling performance of intimidation, protestors […]
Invasion Day
By 2353NM No, we’re not getting in early for that date at the end of January. Although there is considerable substance to the claim from […]
How greed and selfishness will doom the future for our grandchildren
I have enjoyed an enormously lucky life. It has not been without traumas, but, at 85, I am ashamed that I am so comfortably off […]
Lying in Public Life: The Scott Morrison Formula
He has some gall. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a person who finds the truth a creature best beaten, shunned and ignored, is now moving […]
How can we trust a liar?
The person you can most easily convince about anything is yourself because you are susceptible to your own emotions – your own bias and beliefs. […]
Charting the Post-Diwali Opportunities
By Denis Bright The festival of Diwali has become a unifying cultural and religious festival across the Indian Subcontinent and the global Indian diaspora. On […]
Diplomacy, China and Paul Keating
Former Australian prime ministers tend to be less conspicuous in public life than their counterparts in other countries. Occasionally, they make an appearance at political […]
Talking Crap: “the Morrison Way”
The Liar from the Shire has really outdone himself lately. I didn’t expect any better from the man who dubbed himself ScoMo and then employed […]
Crash goes his character as pressure rises on Scotty from marketing
Our prime minister has returned from Scotland with his tail between his legs and his character shot to pieces. If his arrogant behaviour and shouty […]
Religious freedom laws: Morrison’s Christian majority does not exist
By Dr Meredith Doig Since marriage equality was legalised, ‘religious freedom’ laws have been part of the conversation. But these laws do not represent us. […]