Labor’s empty promise
Much has been made of the influence of trade unions and the power of factions within the Australian Labor Party and rightly so considering some […]
Bill Shorten
Looking Back At My 2015 Predictions!
The loss of Tony Abbott as PM has at least meant that the ludicrousness is over. And while he’s still making the odd appearance to […]
Just smile and the world will be a better place
Last night, thanks to our national broadcaster, we got to see the leaders of the two major political parties in action. Turnbull faced questions from […]
Tony’s circus maximus
If Tony Abbott is serious about listening to community expectations, if Dyson Heydon is serious about perceived bias, then it seems inevitable that Heydon […]
The politics of solidarity
Solidarity is an idea that is in the foundations of the ALP, writes Tim Curtis, and that means sticking together to fight for the common […]
Bill Shorten’s Address at ALP National Conference on Asylum Seeker Policy – Key points
Below is the video of Bill Shorten’s address at the Labor Conference, regarding Asylum Seeker and immigration policies. Key points from the address are listed below: Key […]
Still being lied to
So it seems that Bill Shorten will be taking a proposal for a 50% renewable target by 2030 to Labor’s national conference in Melbourne this […]
“Where is your spine, Mr Shorten?”
Dear Mr Shorten, I don’t actually know why I afford you the respect of addressing you by title, since you clearly have no respect for […]
Labor’s plans for a highly skilled, smarter future for Australia
Tonight in front of a capacity crowd at Trades Hall in Sydney, Bill Shorten MP laid out Labor’s plans for a highly skilled, smarter future […]
The Biggest Consequence of Marriage Equality
As a self confessed social media junkie and one who believes qualitative analysis is damn sexy; reading the marriage equality debate online across many forums has been […]
If I were Bill Shorten – on a vision for the nation
What would you say if you were Bill Shorten? Respected blogger Ad astra has some ideas that Bill would be wise to heed. Last week […]
If I were Bill Shorten – on healthcare
This is the first in a series on policy by respected blogger Ad astra; policy that might improve this nation’s situation, policy that Bill Shorten […]
The Abbott Government has been an easy one to predict
On the eve of the 2013 election I wrote a piece titled, of all things, The 2016 Election. It was my prediction of who would […]
For The Sake Of Unity Why Don’t You All Agree With Me?
A couple of months ago, I read an amusing post on Facebook which basically said that the Left should stop fighting among themselves and work […]
Since when did we become a greedy nation?
Watching QandA last night I was struck dumb when a young female member of the audience pounced on Bill Shorten for the government not matching […]