Navy not above suspicion
In the cult movie, “The Blues Brothers” there is a car chase; possibly the best car chase ever filmed. Such is the chaos being wrought […]
ABC – its size threatens democracy according to Bolt, who frequently argues that size doesn’t matter!
From Blot on The Landscape’s Blog: “The ABC would be very, very stupid to take this as a comfort rather than a threat: ‘TONY […]
The march of neo-liberalism
What is the Abbott Government doing wrong? Many could argue long and hard over that question, but in this guest article Andreas Bimba points to […]
It’s a man’s world
My grandmother began teaching a few years after Federation. When she married my grandfather in 1917, she was forced to resign because the Commonwealth Public […]
Toyota – Oh, What A Fleeing!
Economics has a lot of theories most of which are excellent, except in practise. As someone once observed, economists are people who are paid to […]
Hockey rattles the Corporate Sector
Joe Hockey gave a speech at the Lowy Institute on Thursday, 6th February to outline this year’s G20 agenda. The mainstream media practically ignored it […]
Words Matter – But Don’t Call Rupert Murdoch Un-Australian
“Paid parental leave is a workplace entitlement, it’s not a welfare entitlement, and that’s why it should be paid at people’s wages in the same way […]
Enough is enough
I am ashamed. I am ashamed of the appalling treatment handed out to our first female Prime Minister. I am ashamed of the inhumane treatment […]
Penalty rates at my local pub
It’s all so very predictable. In his usual sloppy and insipid way, Tony Abbott is trying to bring on an industrial relations war with unions […]
Julie Bishop’s SNAFU moments
On February 2, Insiders began their commentary for 2014. As usual, they included a right-wing voice for “balance”. This time it was Niki Savva from […]
Hot time in Brisbane
In September 2013, then host of the G20, Russia, produced a 27-page long G20 Leaders’ Declaration outlining their future priorities and goals. Contained in that […]
Tony’s Workplace Contract – And Why It Needs Renegotiation
Contract law Considerations The second element necessary for contract formation is consideration. A promise will be enforceable at common law only if it is […]
Thoughts on Life
Wisdom Senses How long is a day in the darkness? When compared with a lifetime of light Why want for the love of another If […]
Blind Freddie can see what’s coming
In the 1950s, Trade Union leaders were a highly militant collection of poorly paid, poorly educated men who had risen up through the ranks, some […]
It stops with me.
“The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.” When I heard Chief of Army, David Morrison, utter these words about incidents […]