Murdoch and the Internet
“So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy, plain thievery. Piracy leader is Google who streams […]
Witnesses wanted
These are serious allegations. A number of independent journalists have been approached by a source for help in making public an incident they witnessed in […]
The case for keeping Julia Gillard
“So why am I the last columnist to give them a fighting chance? Well, Julia Gillard has never been given a fair go” (Robert Macklin). […]
Labor Bashing
It’s surely not just me who has noticed the mainstream media losing their shit this week. It’s like the very sight of Kevin Rudd is […]
I may not be consistent, but I’m Right!
“This is the problem, the NBN is just happening too slowly.” Malcolm Turnbull, February 19th, 2013 (Link to article). “Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull said the […]
The Lying Christopher Pyne
Did anybody watch the 7:30 Report last night? If not, you wouldn’t have known that Christopher Pyne told a bold-faced lie about Julia Gillard and […]
Why Labor must not win the 2013 election
In a nutshell, we have a Government who have hoisted us to the top of the international economic tree; who have delivered policies that will […]
“Thinking, Fast and Slow”
“Unless there is an obvious reason to do otherwise, most of us passively accept decision problems as they are framed and therefore rarely have an […]
Poll woes for Julia Gillard – the solution, possibly the final solution!
Newspoll is suggesting that the Julia Gillard Labor Government is heading for a thumping. It seems hopeless, and there is speculation that it may start […]
Comparing Government to a Family Budget
Consider the following scenario: A family of children are turning up to school hungry, and without books or pens. Teachers are concerned. The parents are […]
Fast Food, Slow Cooking and the Future of the Media
For much of the twentieth century, society was concerned with doing things faster. Fast food outlets, microwave ovens to heat things quickly, instant meals. More […]
Gina Rinehart hasn’t actually said the poor should be sterilised
“Gina Rinehart, a mining magnate worth an estimated £19 billion, has advised those jealous of the wealthy to “spend less time drinking or smoking and […]
The LNP – The party who cried wolf
We’ve all heard the fable of The boy who cried wolf: There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the […]
Haters want to hate
It’s clear Australian voters aren’t rational, but do they have to be so blatantly mindless as well? When I say voters, I’m currently referring in […]
I’m not a racist, but I know when “those people” have a right to be offended!
Andrew Bolt: “Collingwood was being thrashed and when the bearded Goodes took another possession in front of her, she shouted “ape”. This is very rude. […]