Why I always sing along to David Crosby’s “Almost Cut My Hair”
A few weeks ago someone on the Internet accused me of engaging in the “politics of envy” and class warfare, and I began to wonder […]
It could only happen in America. Or could it?
Six months out from both the US and Australian elections the polls were adamant that the incumbent administrations were doomed. At home, Tony Abbott was […]
An Abbott in the Lodge: “NEVER” (Part four)
But what if Tony Abbott is often touted as being the most effective opposition leader this country has ever had. What criteria people use to […]
1984 is dated – Huxley was right!
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there […]
Accurate predictions for election result, Melbourne Cup and the stock market
More than 90% of everything is predictable; most predictions are wrong. How do I reconcile those two things. Well, quite simply, people don’t bother to […]
Privatisation of Prisons – a how to guide
Once upon a time in the state where I live, prisons were built and maintained by the State Government, which was a bad thing because […]
What’s on the Menu? Part 2
A couple of weeks ago, I posted “What’s on the Menu” about the Mal Brough dinner. Someone who works in the hospitality industry raised a […]
An Abbott in the Lodge – “NEVER”
By John Lord and Michael Taylor Part One David Marr’s recent quarterly essay “Political Animal” (now a book) gives an engrossing, even gripping insight into […]
An Open Letter to the Australian Financial Review
To the Australian Financial Review I wanted to make you aware of the behavior of one of your columnists which is damaging your brand. I […]
Black Swans and Narratives
We’re natural story making machines. We like to give our universe a sense of order and reason, so when something happens, we like to create […]
Kevin Rudd is NOT Prime Minister yet!
The media keep announcing that Kevin Rudd is PM again. He’s not! He’s just been elected leader of the Labor Party. Julia Gillard continues to […]
Just thought I’d get in first …
Labor’s leadership crisis took a turn for the worse today when Rudd replaced Gillard as leader. While Gillard has announced that she will quit politics […]
ANDEV: The Tony Abbott policy announcement when you don’t have a policy announcement
Mining companies are one of the biggest Liberal party donors. Is it sheer coincidence that some of Abbott’s known policies reflect what Gina Rinehart and […]
Is there a media blackout on Labor’s achievements?
There were a couple of good speeches in Parliament today. One was the valedictory speech by the former speaker Harry Jenkins during which he called […]
The NBN: Worth voting for
We’ve heard every argument for and against the National Broadband Network (NBN) from the moment it was launched. It’s fairly blatant that those who oppose […]