Against radicalisation
By Barry Hindess My title might seem to suggest an hostility to radicalisation, that is, to the thing itself – and thus as endorsing the […]
Coalition
The Governance Report
“You cannot believe in democracy and at the same time expect that the party you support is the only one that should ever win”. What […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday July 18 This is not going to go away. The revelation that Bishop wasn’t prepared to pay back the money for her helicopter flight […]
How do you starve a region of jobs? Just vote LNP!
If you want to starve a region of jobs. If you want to punish the unemployed unnecessarily. – Just vote for a Liberal National Government! A look at the decline of job vacancies under the LNP Government in one region in QLD
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday 4 July 1 Andrew Robb in response to a question about the Coalition’s attitude to the co-sponsored Private Members Bill on same sex marriage […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday May 30 1 I put on the telly this Morning to find Greg Hunt giving a press conference self-congratulating himself on the UNs decision […]
Abbott’s disaster relief payment cuts are a disaster
The town I live in and surrounding areas have just endured a cyclone. The damage is heartbreaking. The stories from people and the hardship […]
“The Rise and Fall of Australia”
Book Review by John Lord Nick Bryant Is a BBC correspondent and author who often appears on Q&A and The Drum. I made the dreadful […]
Let’s talk about privilege and single parents
The Social Discourse and Welfare Whilst doing my research for my most recent blog post, I analysed a range of opinions throughout social media on the […]
With Gough’s passing, it’s time to think about where we are headed.
Today’s passing of Gough Whitlam has left me today with a heavy heart, along with so many other people in this country. To simply reflect […]
Be Alert, Be VERY, VERY Alert! The Person Next You May Have An iPhone.
William Roper: So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law! Sir Thomas More: Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through […]
Sinking the Slipper, or Putting the Boot In
In Australian slang, “Sinking the slipper” has a number of meanings. It can mean to kick someone, as in a street fight or brawl, or […]
The puppet masters
Before the time of Gough Whitlam, the public service were largely responsible for the formulation and co-ordination of policy and senior public servants made the […]
This Reprehensible Rabble
If anything was patently obvious from the events in Canberra last week, it is that Clive Palmer thinks he is running the country and the […]
Abbott’s war on the environment is facing some tough opposition
Big mining may have put the COAL in the Coalition, but Abbott’s war on the environment is facing some tough opposition. To spite the Climate […]