Day to Day Politics: Polls Apart in Policy.
Tuesday 16 February 2016 1 Malcolm Turnbull still has a handsome lead over Bill Shorten in the preferred Prime Minister stakes but yesterday’s Fairfax-Ipsos showed […]
Your Say
Consensus Reality
The publication of John Lord’s article on Facebook today – because it mentioned the word ‘race’ – seemed to be the trigger for ‘Abo haters’ […]
Day to Day Politics: Bolt is at it again
Sunday 14 February 2016 1 I haven’t read his full article but it seems Andrew Bolt is writing about race again. He has a very limited […]
Guarding against the Monster
By Anthony Element OAM In 1965, James Baldwin wrote a short story called ‘Going to Meet the Man’. It’s about Jesse, a small town sheriff […]
No, I’m not rejoycing
1 The day has finally arrived. Barnaby Joyce has become Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. Now we have a Prime Minister who firmly believes in […]
The increasing power of Social Media and the masks we wear
By Melissa Frost Our morning routine has changed over the last decade from the obligatory visit to the bathroom via flicking on the jug to […]
Day to Day Politics: Just Talking Heads
The Coalition regrets having to announce that good government has been further delayed. At least until after the next election. Circumstances beyond my control. I […]
Day to Day Politics: ‘Would Honourable Members Rise in their places’
Tuesday February 2 2016 1 Today the political year starts in earnest. Parliament resumes. The Honourable members will start hurling abuse at one another. A […]
Malcolm has gone too Far(r)
“What’s Tony Abbott up to?” was the headline that linked to an article from Malcolm Farr about Tony Abbott’s meeting with US President Barack Obama. […]
Vote One: The Politics of Envy
By Richard O’Brien “The politics of envy [and] just another smear“. – Malcolm Turnbull’s response in October to criticism of his government’s decision to exempt […]
Day to Day Politics: ‘How about a parliamentary plebiscite on marriage equality’
Sunday January 31 January. 1 Hypothetical I know, but what about if next week, when Parliament resumes, Bill Shorten moves a non-binding vote on the […]
Day to Day Politics: A Saturday reflection
Saturday 30 January 2016 ‘Reflection’ is a marvellous word. It means to contemplate or give serious consideration to something. That’s the reason I’m not talking […]
Day to Day Politics: ‘Turnbull’s lack of leadership’
Wednesday 27 January 2016 1 Australia Day has now passed. I posted my view on why I believe Australia should become a Republic. The ferals […]
When it’s OK to shoot people
Imagine if, after the Port Arthur massacre our Prime Minister (or any person wanting to be Prime Minister) said he (or she) could shoot people […]
God votes for the LNP
By Paul G Dellit To avoid confusion or misunderstandings, “God”, in this article, refers to all manifestations of the deity in monotheistic religions. We will […]