Another week in a government going from bad to worse
A short time ago I wrote these words: “The worse they govern the more popular they become.” This week’s post budget Newspoll confirms it to […]
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Bad form, old chap
Scott Morrison’s arrogance was badly showing while Anthony Albanese was delivering his reply to the budget on Wednesday. Sometimes turning his back or preoccupied with […]
Religious profit: Expanding the cashless welfare card ties in with Morrison’s beliefs
The philosophy of the cashless welfare card is the perfect marriage of neoliberal ideology and evangelical Christianity, both of which pathologise, criminalise and individualise poverty […]
‘Emotional Labor’: Are we expecting too much from Dan Andrews?
By Mikayla Chadwick Today, Dan Andrews fronted the media for the 94th day in a row. But, while we expect him to show compassion and […]
Murdoch: forever brutal
There is much to read and know about Rupert Murdoch but there is nothing more provocative than the book by current Media Watch host Paul […]
Now the blame game
By Ad astra Do you, like me, bristle as you hear the political class playing the blame game? Seldom have we been so inundated […]
Let our old folk die? Abbott sets the tone for a cruel and heartless government’s next act.
“We haven’t got everything perfectly right … we continue to learn from the experiences of previous events”. Richard Colbeck appears as this week’s poster-boy for […]
The traits of right-wing extremism
By Kathryn There is so much hatred and violence in an ever-increasingly right-wing world mismanaged by totally corrupt, self-serving, profit-obsessed sociopaths like Donald Trump (USA), […]
Being treated as pariahs – challenging the mental health of Victorians!
By Leonie Saunders Human beings are a social species. We are hard-wired to social interaction, cooperation and reciprocity. It is elemental to maintaining our mental […]
What goes around, comes around
Another definition of Karma? As a child, I remember reading of highwaymen – Dick Turpin, with his horse Black Beth, who was notorious for his […]
Trust Linda Reynolds? Sure can’t
Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds was one of the first to speak up about the bullying that occurred during Scott Morrison’s rise to the top job. […]
‘Aged care’ should be exactly that, and not places where government determines how you live and die
As Prime Minister, Scott Morrison must take responsibility for aged care. Most people of my vintage would have had the experience, the responsibility, of seeing […]
Flag, stockade or discovery: Australia’s Eureka dilemma
Like many writers I require a Eureka moment of insight to write an essay for The AIM Network. This morning, 6/08/2020, I found inspiration in […]
Pandemic preparedness: who has responsibility?
With the COVID-19 blame game and finger pointing so evident lately, my recent article; An incompetent and careless government is a threat to us all […]
“Life wasn’t meant to be easy” – but does it need to be so bloody unfair?
Mr Morrison – you are the current leader of a party with a philosophy for life which grabs every opportunity and cares not one tiny […]