Promise fulfilled, Tony Abbott ticks off Arnhem Land
The Australian predictably gives the PM a tick for his discussions with Indigenous leaders and community members “to gain a better understanding of the needs […]
More random thoughts.
UN World Leaders Meet in New York to Discuss Climate Change Except for ours (and India and China though China did send their Deputy Premier). […]
Ban the Use of the Word “Jihadist” By the Media and Politicians
Imagine the boss calls everyone to a meeting and announces that Trevor just got the Assistant Manager’s job. “It was a strong field,” he continues, […]
The voiceless and faceless public
I was listening to Radio National news this morning and it suddenly struck me – mainstream news media, including everyone from the ABC to Murdoch, […]
The Minister for Lost Opportunities
You have to hand to him. Joe Hockey would have to be the eternal optimist. He says that we are on the threshold of Australia’s […]
I Was Going To Write About the Prime Miniature, Tiny Abbott, but I forgot what I wanted to say…
Earlier in the year, then Assistant Treasurer. Arfur Sinodinos told ICAC that he didn’t know about individual donations and wasn’t really all that sure what […]
Tony’s Golden Rule: When Trying To Be Inclusive, Quote The Bible
Interview with Chris Uhlmann, ABC AM | Prime Minister of Australia “Over time, I would hope to see a world where the golden ethical rule, […]
The Magnitsky Act
Sergei Magnitsky was a Russian tax accountant who acted for an American client Bill Browder who went to Russia as a hedge fund trader. He […]
The G20 Is There To Help Us All, Myra Gold!
A few years ago I wrote a play that examined the taking away of some of our rights in the wake of the September 11th attacks. […]
Where is Labor?
The despair at the inaction of Labor is growing louder. The groups they are supposed to represent are under attack and all we hear is […]
Terror alert or political stunt?
There is something quite odd about this latest decision to raise Australia’s terrorist alert level to ‘high’. I can’t see what it is supposed to […]
Chris Bowen misses an opportunity.
Yesterday Chris Bowen addressed the National Press Club to announce a Labor initiative to have the independent Parliamentary Budget Office prepare the forecasts to be […]
Be Alert – Your Country Needs More Lerts!
Let me begin by saying that it’s just as well that Essendon were put out of the AFL Finals last week because apparently ASIO have […]
Big business versus the rest of us
Are our apprentices being trained in all the right jobs? In this short piece Carolyn van Langenberg writes that many training opportunities in the ‘old’ […]
Tyranny or Terror? Selling the Politics of Fear.
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last week you will no doubt be aware that ASIO is raising Australia’s terror level […]