Corrupted census data on religion ‘gifts’ billions to Churches
By Brian Morris On Tuesday 10th August every Australian will be asked to complete the 5-yearly census. A primary objective of each census is to […]
Politics
All the suspiciously timed disappearances of Scott Morrison
By Andrew Wicks Well, he’d done it again. Scott Morrison had vanished, leaving the nation to steer itself through the dangerous waters he’d created. Where […]
Dude, where’s our federal anti-corruption body?
By TBS Newsbot As we endure another pork barrelling scandal, we should not forget how our federal anti-corruption watchdog was quietly put down. This week, […]
Secrecy and Calamity in Australia’s Vaccine Rollout
With a lamentable, even disgraceful vaccination rate, confusion over how best to deal with the AstraZeneca supply, vague promises about the arrival of other COVID-19 […]
Half of our federal laws were passed without oversight
By Paul Gregoire A Senate inquiry has discovered that the Morrison government has been passing laws in private, using COVID-19 as an excuse. Executive branches […]
The gas-fired recovery
One of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s grand announcements early in the pandemic was the formation of a group of business and technical experts to plan […]
Frydenberg’s maths problem
By John Haly The media on both ends of the political spectrum promote Australia’s Liberal Party as the party of economic management. Pandemics and recession […]
A preliminary look at the next election and what matters most
So, who do you think will win the upcoming federal election and why? When will it be? Seriously, put aside your bias for a moment. […]
Turning fibs into gold, everything he touches – you do have a choice right now, choose your vaccine wisely
UPDATE – AstraZeneca or Pfizer? Clots, serious illness, hospitalisation and the waiting game. Consider a vaccine mix or go for broke, if the Federal government […]
Seeking the Post-COVID Sunshine: Improved Access to More Equitable Healthcare?
By Denis Bright Widening access to affordable healthcare and access to diagnostic services is the key imperative from the Medibank model from the Whitlam era […]
A Turd in the Surf at Bondi
“Australians all let us re-Joyce.” The second coming of Weatherboard Nine Messiah, Barnaby Joyce, causes much glee amongst cult devotees and much clutching of pearls […]
“Reputation, reputation, reputation!” O, I ha’ lost my reputation, I ha’ lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial!
There has been a flurry of politicians to our defamation courts in recent times. These delicate petals are concerned that their reputations have been sullied […]
Where is our Greta?
By Ad astra Here she is – looking at us, looking right into us, right into our soul, just as she was on the title […]
The Untouchables
Continued from “If you wanted more proof of Coalition misdemeanours, here it is.” As I finished writing my previous post, I had a somewhat disquieting […]
The dangers of biased media narratives
There is no better illustration of the dangers of biased media narratives – media inequality – than the differing perceptions about COVID-19 in NSW, as […]