Blue carbon sounds nice… again
Our current Environment Minister, Sussan Ley (number four to try the job), has just reannounced, for the umpteenth time, our commitment to capturing blue carbon […]
Politics
Hubris and hypocrisy
Scott Morrison is getting worse. The hubris and hypocrisy is flowing at every turn. Our Prime Minister believes he was given “a sign” by God […]
Can Labor win the next election?
The latest News Poll figures that surfaced last week after I had posted The polls are in search of some lasting credibility demonstrated the stability of […]
Mike Pezzullo and Giving War a Chance
Those madly titillated by conflict have become bolder of late in the corridors of the isolated Australian capital. In such spaces, insanity can be nurtured […]
Is it the truth?
By 2353NM The company that makes a lot of the voting machines used in the recent US election is suing a number of individuals, groups […]
Virtual Bunny Hugging: Boasting About Climate Change Goals
He seemed frustrated. While Scott Morrison’s international colleagues at the Leaders Summit on Climate were boastful in what their countries would do in decarbonising the […]
“We don’t have a race problem”: NSW Police Minister takes leave of senses
By Mellek Steel Today, the NSW Police Minister made two comments of note. The first was laughably incorrect, the second was absolutely terrifying. This morning, […]
The empathy deficit
Like most winners at the conclusion of an election process, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has claimed on a couple of occasions that he would consider […]
Morrison (finally) announces Royal Commission into veteran suicide crisis
By Dave the Trucker Since 2001, twice as many ADF veterans like myself have been lost to suicide than to armed conflict. The promise of […]
Keeping a Morrison government honest?
Warning: this article contains material which will shock monarchists everywhere, especially citizens of the south Pacific island of Tanna in the Vanuatu archipelago who once […]
Morrison’s Bandaids
Written with Annasis Liz Kelly Over the years Australia has had many politicians and governments who have applied one bandaid after another. Sadly, I feel […]
No amount of “official” photography can hide the man beneath the baseball cap
Before he became Prime Minister, you never saw photos of Scott Morrison wearing a baseball cap. Or building a chicken coop. Or cooking a curry. […]
When it comes to Christine Holgate, we’ve got a short memory
By Gay Mackie Yesterday, Michelle Grattan said that: “a wronged woman with a razor-sharp mind and meticulous records is a dangerous creature.” Grattan was speaking in […]
Documents show NSW police changed their minds over Porter investigation
By TBS Newsbot CW: This piece discusses sexual violence and suicide. According to released documents, the South Australian police asked their colleagues in NSW to […]
