There’s no record of vaccinated aged care workers
By Andrew Wicks Today we discovered that no-one knows how many aged care workers have been vaccinated. It seems that we do not know how […]
Politics
The damage done by inequality
The great advantage of having retired, is the time and opportunity it provides to see how things could be improved. The first observation relates to […]
The price of arrogance
By Ad astra It’s all very well for us to say how much we deplore the arrogance of our Prime Minister, but as Aussies who […]
Now for some constructive criticism
There is no point in complaining at poor performance if you fail to offer some constructive advice. I am aware that we are believed to […]
Seeking the Post-COVID Sunshine: Taking That Responsible Yellow Brick Road Towards a More Equitable Recovery
By Denis Bright Labor has been more proactive this week in challenging those old policy assumptions from the Morrison Government on that bumpy track back […]
Farming is an industry based on science so why do they elect Luddites?
Listen to a Nationals MP and it won’t take long before they spew forth terms like “latte sippers”, “virtue signalling”, “bedwetters”, “woke capital-city greenies”, or […]
Overheated war talk is irresponsible – Parliament must decide
Media Release 69 prominent Australians have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling for a full parliamentary debate and vote […]
Murdochtopus
Murdochtopus has many arms that work in unison with News Corp, one of those arms is a think tank called the Institute of Public Affairs […]
Who is the worst enemy of poorer Australians and Whistleblowers? Scott John Morrison
According to Wikipedia, Scott Morrison is descended from convict stock. Now claiming to be a follower of the Hillsong cult, a close examination of his […]
Cigarettes, whiskey and electric cars
By 2353NM It’s all very well for us to say how much we deplore the arrogance of our Prime Minister, but as Aussies who live […]
Tim Wilson epitomises so many things that are wrong with the Morrison government
Two photographs taken by Alex Ellinghausen last week pretty much sum up Liberal Member for Goldstein, Tim Wilson. The first shows Tim joining the Parliamentary […]
Scott Morrison’s “promise to Australia”
Scott Morrison’s 2019 election campaign speech: “To run a stronger economy requires a government that knows how to manage money. If you can’t manage money, […]
After a paltry increase, Morrison vows to crack down on welfare recipients
By Mark Thompson While the rate will be raised, the Morrison government has promised to be tougher on those who need welfare in order to […]
Seeking the Post-COVID Sunshine: The Re-Election Budget With a Dash of Social Justice Rhetoric
By Denis Bright Josh Frydenberg has presented a re-election budget. Its assumptions have been challenged by the grim realities of the budget papers themselves and […]
Don’t believe the hype, housing affordability was ignored in this budget
By Andrew Wicks Last night’s budget vowed to “help more Australians realise their goal of home ownership.” However, we’ve been told the same thing for […]