History. And why our grandchildren should be paying off debt!
Victoria. Kennett has been elected, and his main platform was that the State was “broke” and that we were in so much debt that our […]
Wapping: what can we learn from it?
While reading yesterday’s article Rupert Murdoch and the Liberal Party I was struck by the following: Rupert Murdoch has shown a total disdain for governments […]
Something is missing
There’s something missing from this election campaign. It’s not missing in my mind, but it seems to be missing from 95% of the political coverage […]
Liberal figures just don’t figure
The Coalition don’t trust Treasury so, we are told, they can’t give us their costings. They can’t work out what they’re going to spend, what […]
Politics is even more boring than I thought! (I just watched the debate…)
The trouble with the debate – and politics in general – is that people were asked complicated questions, and the “winner” was the person who could […]
Feigned Love
Tony Abbott has declared fixing Australia’s greatest “national failure”, dire Indigenous disadvantage, will be one of his personal priorities if he wins office. Personally, I […]
Politics Is Boring!
Or as the Buddha said, “You want to find Nirvana? Why you following me for, I already told you the path was long – do […]
Conduct unbecoming?
By now everybody would have seen the widely condemned front page (above) of The Daily Telegraph, but did anybody read the accompanying editorial rubbish? I […]
Trust Us! You know you want to…
Just heard a newsreader say: “The cut in Company Tax will compensate business for the 1.5% which is being levied to pay for the Parental […]
It’s official: Joe Hockey has lost the plot!
With the announcement that the Reserve Bank is tipped to cut rates today, Joe Hockey has pounced: Mr Hockey says the expected cut shows Labor […]
Abbott loves Murdoch: a reminder
Within hours of my post “Murdoch hates Rudd: a reminder”, where I predicted that the Murdoch media would turn even more feral towards the Government as […]
Murdoch hates Rudd: a reminder
The Fairfax media and the social media have seized on the ‘rumour’ that Murdoch wants to wipe away Kevin Rudd’s chance of electoral success, in […]
Making generalisations is always dangerous!
Making generalisations is always dangerous! In Bob Ellis’ article, he predicts a landslide by Rudd and a wipeout for the Liberals. http://www.independentaustralia.net/2013/politics/ellis-the-coming-rudd-landslide-explained/ Bob Ellis may […]
A letter to Tony Abbott: “Not everybody dies at sea”
Dear Tony Abbott, Unless you have no respect for human life, especially for those who attempt to escape from their miserable existence to take ‘illegal’ […]
An easy life
How easy my life would be if I were a Greens supporter. I’m not saying this in a sarcastic way. I’m deadly honest. Life would […]