Expect some Rubbery Figures in the Budget
It is perhaps a tad unwise to try and second guess the budget to be handed down next Tuesday, but some things need to be […]
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It takes a certain type of woman to join the Liberal Party
Browsing through yesterday’s news, it struck me that it takes a certain type of woman to join the Liberal Party. First, we had the story […]
The Hypocrisy is Mind-Blowing
It’s hard to recall the last time we saw Barrie Cassidy take a blowtorch to a government minister on Insiders, but that’s what happened this […]
Wanted: three hundred good people
The AIMN needs the help of 300 good people. I’ll get to the “who” and “why” shortly. When The AIMN started up over five years […]
“He’s the closest to a statesman we have”
On Friday, Phil Coorey published an article in the AFR lauding the credentials of Peter Dutton as a future Prime Minister. He quotes an unnamed […]
Fact-checking Craig Kelly is a full-time job
Craig Kelly’s facebook page could keep an army of fact-checkers in full-time employment. It is obvious he is being fed articles to post. What is […]
Fascism: History Repeats, Again
By Loz Lawrey “… It was 1941. Europe was in flames. Spain had fallen to a ruthless dictator. Hitler had rolled over the continent, reduced […]
What’s this? A man of principle in the Senate? Is that permitted under the Constitution?
It may be early days, but it seems that the new independent Senator from South Australia may be a man of principle which could throw […]
Shorten smells blood
Bill Shorten can smell blood and is becoming bolder by the week. His announcement last week that the cash payments tied to the dividend imputation […]
We need to talk about Jean
This week, in response to Labor’s announcement that shareholders who pay no tax will no longer be getting cash back from the government, the Herald […]
A big day for a little man
It was a big day yesterday for our newly minted Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton. Firstly, Dutton’s hand-picked choice to head his paramilitary Border Force, […]
Craig Kelly is a dangerous embarrassment
I cannot tell if Liberal MP, Craig Kelly, is dumb as a post or if he thinks we are. Highlighting the internal divisions in the […]
Cash and Joyce, slut-shaming women. It’s the LNP way.
In the last few days, women have been thrown under more buses than usual by members of the Turnbull government, making something of a mockery […]
If politicians want our kids to stop bullying, they should set a better example
Dear Mr Turnbull, Thank you for your letter regarding bullying in schools. As you are no doubt aware, despite political interference through attacks on the […]