First speaker in the mature debate
Dear Mr Abbott, I welcome your call for a mature debate on taxation. I too deplored the “screaming match” that surrounded the introduction of carbon […]
A Week is a Long Time in Politics
If ever a week in politics supported a headline it was the week that Gough Whitlam died. In the main the death of this undeniably […]
RET 2.0 – Or Is It?
Dr Anthony Horton reports that although the renewal energy industry is becoming increasingly competitive, international investors are turning their backs on Australia. On October 22 […]
The “Hysterical” Tanya Plibersek
It’s always worth remembering the origins of the word “hysteria”. I actually can’t at the moment, but I do know that it stems from the […]
Understanding the Conservative Mind
Psychologist, Lissa Johnson (pictured above) has given us a revealing insight into the mind of the political conservative, in an article published in New Matilda. Lissa […]
“This election is all about trust.”
In December 2012, in an interview on Sunrise, Tony Abbott said “It is never a good thing for a government to break fundamental promises and […]
Gough: progress despite the haters
It’s been a sad week. I wasn’t alive when Gough Whitlam was Prime Minister, but my parents brought me up to understand that he was […]
Gough Was An Unreasonable Man!
As I like pointing out from time to time – particularly after I’m dismissed as a typical Labor supporter by those who seek to dismiss […]
Excellent Work, Mr Abbott, Now Let’s Apply The Same Logic To A Few Other Areas
“Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen. As you may remember, the Government went to the last election with a policy of reducing accidental deaths in the […]
THE REAL CONSPIRACY
We all know that economists are generally not very good at predicting the future. The truth is, when they tell us what is likely to […]
Trust, transparency and accountability or gimme gimme gimme?
Buoyed by their success at the 2013 election, the Abbott government has wasted no time in using their power to feather their own nest and […]
With Gough’s passing, it’s time to think about where we are headed.
Today’s passing of Gough Whitlam has left me today with a heavy heart, along with so many other people in this country. To simply reflect […]
We wanted Gough
So much has been said of the late Gough Whitlam since his passing this morning that I doubt there is anything new I could offer. […]
“A Giant of a Man”. Yes he was indeed.
Gough Whitlam (1916-2014). I recall the first time I laid eyes upon him. It was at a Labor rally at the suburban Greensborough Football oval […]
Risk assessment
Life is a series of choices and decisions. Within the constraints of time and finite resources, decision makers must learn to prioritise – to decide […]