Abbott, the Great Battologist
Reading Barry Cassidy’s article in ‘The Drum’ this week, I learnt a new word: Battologist, which means ‘wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing’. […]
We stand with Coonana
I am hoping to raise funds to help Annette Paul, an Indigenous Australian living in Coonana; a remote community that the Western Australian government has […]
The silenced majority
By Vanessa Kairies You wouldn’t want to be gay, transgender, bi-sexual, a refugee, a Muslim, a First Australian, homeless, unemployed, sick, facing retirement, in aged […]
Hold everything and bomb Syria!
“We are acting in Iraq against Daesh with our Hornets launching air strikes on a regular basis. We should be doing the same in Syria.” […]
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 […]
Australia should consider hosting bases with US forces: A response to this absurd and dangerous proposal in the coming age of pax-Sino
There are telling signs for Australia not to antagonize China, writes Dr Strobe Driver, and the suggestion that Australia should consider hosting bases with US […]
Tony Abbott: Verbis tribus tantum
Beginning this by saying that I think that same sex marriage is NOT what we should be discussing, and then immediately talking about same sex […]
Abbott: The homophobe
Let us call it how it is. Prime Minister Tony Abbott is a homophobe. Homophobe, as defined by the Merriam-Webster online dictionary: “A person who […]
Vote for Tony
By opposing same sex marriage, Tony Abbott has reinforced the notion that homosexuality is “queer” – that members of the LGBTI community are a threat […]
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 […]
Abbott says SSM is a deeply personal issue … but you can’t have a free vote. What?
Two notable outcomes resulted from the Coalition’s six and a half hour joint party room meeting called to debate the legalising of same-sex marriage last […]
Australia has a duty of care towards asylum seekers
By Vanessa Kairies Is Tony really a good Catholic? I often wonder how he sleeps at night, because there is such hypocrisy between his attitude […]
Ok, I’ve Been Wrong Before – I Said That Malcolm Turnbull Would Never Stand Up To Tony!
Mm, I seem to remember some journalist said something like this: “In the current environment, it’s better to be first than right!” Mind you I […]
Abbott is threatening to jail the wrong people.
Tony Abbott has made many terrible decisions during his tenure as Prime Minister. Broken promises, backflips, outright lies, and a fierce defence of travel rorters […]
An Economic Blueprint for a Sustained Recovery
In response to the AIMN article, “Unemployment rises with no plans for Growth”, Andreas Bimba outlined a recovery path that provides politicians from both major […]