Politics

“I know perfectly well that it can’t last. Whatever we think, we are courtiers in an oriental Sultanate, and there is a corps of janissaries, […]

When did the Christian religion first influence American and Australian politics? Let’s start in the present. Faith got its back up when the now-disgraced Christian […]

By Denis Bright   The structural shadows of past challenges are always present for better or for worse even decades later. Let’s take the Spanish flu […]

Remember when Tony Abbott was elected on a promise of 6 months’ worth of replacement wages for maternity leave to encourage “women of calibre” to […]

1 The forthcoming election is up for grabs. On the one hand the conservative parties are convinced that they can win based on what they […]

By 2353NM   You might remember 2020. It was the year that Australia’s state and territory leaders demonstrated who really ran the country. At various times […]

It has happened again. This time, a diligent worker, having followed all the protocols given to him, had returned a positive result for COVID-19. The […]

If I had time I would sit down, do a bit of research and document how more often than not events seem to fall rightly […]

This article was written by the founder of #ThisIsNotJournalism, a social media account that looks at the reporting of mainstream Australian media, particularly on stories relating to […]

By Denis Bright   The combination of record low investment loan rates, high rates for home rentals and housing incentives from the federal and state governments […]

The Bleach Boy’s douche coup has failed – it was a close call but the stale waft of fried chicken grease has now been steam […]

By Denis Bright   As an early federal election approaches later in 2021, the LNP will expect the usual assistance from the rear-guard sections of the […]

As Labor goes through yet another bout of self-destructive leadership undermining and internal dissent, and a shadow cabinet reshuffle is leaked to the press ahead […]