Politics

Whether we are talking about climate change, bushfire management, poverty, inequality, employment, health, education, Indigenous disadvantage, or the myriad other responsibilities of government, the Coalition […]

The economic news last week was enough to make the depressed reach for an extra anti-depressant tablet or two. Yes, it was bad economic news, […]

Since 2012, there have been eight Royal Commissions established, of which 5 have been completed. The first of these, established by Julia Gillard’s government, was […]

I really think that policy in the Coalition government is stuck in a time warp! The current Treasurer – the one who smiled when he […]

Sooty Morrison’s $8.1 billion RortSeeker program of shovelling public money to enclaves of Lib privilege and marginal electorates bought the Tories a two seat majority in the 2019 election – […]

“It’s time the government told the public about the impact climate change will have on our future and the economy.” (Katta O’Donnell, The Guardian, Jul […]

A comment on one of my recent posts; The Morrison government has no sense of urgency on our future … or perhaps the marketing plan […]

Scott Morrison makes many – too many – mistakes, but his biggest one is presenting the Coalition government as a one-man band – SCOTT MORRISON […]

By 2353NM   Fuelled by a number of world leaders and media outlets that should know better, the pandemic has generated considerable commentary about buying locally […]

Melbourne. The Victorian Premier turned up for his weekend delivery of coronavirus infections, gruffly delivering the news. It has become grim if compelling viewing: the […]

On July 14, Jenny Hocking was breathless. “Forty-five years after they were written,” the political scientist penned with excitement in The Conversation, “hundreds of previously […]

For most Australians the release of the Palace Letters had about as much relevance to their daily lives as would a day’s polo at Werribee […]

Actually doing a good job as Prime Minister of Australia is far harder than trying to think up smart marketing slogans. That sounds like a […]

Jon Williams owns a very progressive engineering business employing 75 people. But for JobKeeper he would have had to stand down his entire staff. He […]