‘Emotional Labor’: Are we expecting too much from Dan Andrews?
By Mikayla Chadwick Today, Dan Andrews fronted the media for the 94th day in a row. But, while we expect him to show compassion and […]
Politics
Let Albo be Albo, not another Morrison or an Opposition leader like Abbott
When Bill Shorten was leader of the Opposition he faced constant barrages of criticism from people who thought he wasn’t ‘tuff’ enough. Anthony Albanese, like […]
Infectious Conspiracies: Donald Trump, Coronavirus and Reality
One measure of success in politics is the degree enemies imitate you, even if done insincerely and without flattery. Insincere imitation has become the preserve […]
Trust me, I’m a Deregulated Banker
By 2353NM Those that remember the dim dark distant days of the Global Financial Crisis, or GFC, would be aware that a lot of the financial […]
Seeking the Post-COVID-19 Sunshine: Should Opinion Polling lead our Political Participation?
By Denis Bright In the absence of a high-profile opinion polling in the forthcoming Queensland election, I took the initiative of contacting YouGov in Sydney […]
POTUS and FLOTUS getting it together
So, the man who has spread more misinformation about COVID-19 than any other individual on the planet has caught the coronavirus. The fact that he […]
Murdoch: forever brutal
There is much to read and know about Rupert Murdoch but there is nothing more provocative than the book by current Media Watch host Paul […]
A ‘Fair Go’ is now a Myth
Perhaps I have not lived in Australia for long enough to know how the rot set in! While we are far from being the only […]
So, How Will You Do It Better?
By 2353NM In the next 12 to 18 months there are a number of elections coming up across Australia. Presumably, in amongst the cries of […]
A personal view of a failed democracy
I sometimes wonder if it is in becoming a parent, responsible for the health and well-being of a tiny morsel of humanity, that we first […]
Just because we are governed by clowns it doesn’t mean we have to laugh
1 Yet another scandal surrounding the Liberal Party. A Liberal Party donor purchases a parcel of land near the Western Sydney airport for a fraction […]
The death of hope
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be […]
The $3.5 billion investment in the NBN is not an upgrade
By Laurie Patton The Coalition has announced that a further $3.5 billion will be poured into the NBN. But, don’t get it twisted, this is […]
On your bike, Roop!
When Rupert Murdoch decided to shut down 112 regional newspapers around Australia he did it in the typical Murdoch fashion. He was not satisfied with […]
Stop the lies, Morrison. Your gas-led recovery is a toxic sham.
In any other universe, recovering from one public health crisis by worsening another would spark immediate backlash. An “asbestos led recovery” would be career-ending; as […]