The Abbott Government keeps backing the wrong horse
I’m not much of a punter. I’ve ventured to the track a handful of times only to invariably put my money on horses that ran […]
Your Say
Tony Abbott — leader or destroyer?
By Barry Tucker A small heading in today’s Sydney Morning Herald said Tony Abbott is not a bad leader. But how do you judge? If […]
Are our elected representatives really representing us?
The House of Representatives currently consists of 150 members, elected by and who represent single member districts. How can they possible be representing us when […]
Commissioner Dyson Heydon must resign
The impartiality of a Royal Commissioner must be beyond reproach. Dyson Heydon heads the Royal Commission into Trade Unions. It has been disclosed that he […]
The stage is set for a Turnbull challenge
Malcolm Turnbull will only get one likely chance to be Prime Minister, and that chance could be offered to him within days. Both Tony Abbott […]
Some climate change denialists are really stupid
Above is a photo of some place in Greenland. The unknown place looks a lot more hospitable than most of the photos I’ve seen of […]
Why shouldn’t retired politicians be made to wait too?
I saw this comment on Facebook that struck a chord with me and was too good not to share: “Joe Hockey wants us to work […]
Things that would make the Murdoch media scream (if Labor was in power)
Hardly a day goes by where we don’t learn of something utterly terrible happening to our environment, our economy, our reputation, or our people. And […]
This Week: the Fall of representative democracy
By François Crespel Over the course of this week, some events have hammered the first nails in the coffin of representative democracy as we know […]
I once booed Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes is an Australian I rate highly as not only a footballer but as a pillar of our society. His performances off the field […]
Why didn’t Tony tell Bronwyn to pay the money back?
There’s something odd about Bronwyn Bishop and Sophie Mirabella’s wedding. You most probably think that the odd thing is “why would anybody want to invite […]
The light on the hill is our line in the sand
By Loz Lawrey In the Australian political sphere, clear, well-defined and distinct philosophical approaches have always informed policymaking on both sides of the political divide. […]
Tony said what?
I don’t like listening to Tony Abbott at the best of times, but sometimes he comes out with some absolute gems of stupidity that can’t […]
What opposition?
By Matt Hurley It appeared in the beginning that Opposition leader Bill Shorten’s modus operandi was to simply shut up, sit still and watch as Abbott destroyed […]
A solution is ready and available – right here, right now
By Sean Crawley Occasionally I get the chance to talk politics with real life humans. Mostly this centres around apathy, disgust and frustration, and almost […]