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 […]
Keep lying, Tony Abbott
The hypocrisy of the Abbott adulators is apparent in their fervour to go on and on about a single lie that wasn’t a lie whilst […]
Apparently Australia is full
“We can’t take all these illegals, Australia is full!” “Full of racists, you mean!” OK, we know where this dialogue is going. The words “Nazi” […]
That Was Then; This Is Now!
Then ‘Thursday, 11 April 2013 Tony Abbott is abandoning his promise to ‘stop the boats’, refusing to say if a Coalition Government would be able […]
Rope A Dope – Is Rudd Ali to Abbott’s Foreman?
Briefly, a recap on history. Muhammad Ali was almost invincible, but he was stripped of his medal for his refusal to be conscripted into the army. […]
A Wicked Problem. A Wicked Solution?
When Kevin Rudd announced Labor’s new asylum seeker policy yesterday, my knee-jerk reaction was to be very concerned. Kevin Rudd and his Labor colleagues obviously […]
Some reasons why the Libs don’t want you to vote for the Greens
If anybody wants to know what the Coalition plan to do in Government then they need look no further than the Coalition Speakers notes 1 […]
The growing irrelevance of the Murdoch media
For a number of decades the Murdoch media have enjoyed an unbridled run as the major source for news, information and opinion in this country. […]
Abbott without Costello is starting to look like one of The Three Stooges
“It’s a so-called market in the non-delivery of an invisible substance to no-one.” Tony Abbott. Sometimes one can use too many double negatives and try […]
Carbon Tax Axed – sellout or smart politics?
From The Age we learn that Rudd dumps Gillard’s carbon tax. Then Treasurer Chris Bowen confirms Government will scrap carbon tax for floating price. Ok, the […]
House of cards
Dear Tony Abbott, You probably get a lot of letters from both admirers and those seeking to criticise every facet of your existence. I am […]
Mr Fox wants you to vote for Mr Rabbit
INTERVIEWER Good morning, Mr Rabbit. MR RABBIT Good morning. INTERVIEWER For the past three years, the polls have had you as the one expected to […]
One should always doubt the Sceptics
If you have a choice between a conspiracy and incompetence, according to popular wisdom, it’s generally safer to presume incompetence. Mind you, conspiracy theories are […]
What was Kevin Rudd thinking?
Opinion. There can only be one of two reasons behind Kevin Rudd’s decision to challenge for the ALP leadership. Some saw it as this: to […]
Too little too late
The switch has been flicked. Extraordinary. I have seen more reporting of government policy in mainstream press over the last week than I saw in […]