This self-serving bunch of boondogglers will be the death of us – literally
Even before they could possibly have read Chief Scientist Alan Finkel’s energy report, the coal cheerleaders from the backbench of the Coalition have come out […]
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The IPA’s influence on climate change policy is a far greater threat than terrorism
As talk of terrorist grooming and foreign influence in elections and policy making resounds throughout the media, not enough attention is paid to the political […]
Economic geniuses perform epic backflip
By Ad astra The sheer effrontery of our politicians never ceases to astonish me. To them black can be white, and in an instant white […]
How can we fix this mess?
By Kyran O’Dwyer WTF? There was a yarn I heard some years ago about a fellow listening to the morning news. The ‘lead’ item was […]
Some people just shouldn’t be handed the microphone
Every day, the One Nation circus sounds more and more like bad karaoke. Pauline’s discordant screeching echoes through parliament and the media as she sings […]
Incompetence and Expediency
Despite overly optimistic, but what should be called laughable forecasts in the budget, wage growth in Australia is now the lowest it has been since […]
The broody hen sitting on a huge pile of our money
After Peter Costello conducted a fire sale of our assets while stashing away surpluses from the mining boom, he put aside over $60 billion of […]
A Budget Primed to Backfire
We will know pretty soon, probably next week, how Scott Morrison’s fiscal statement (aka the budget) has gone down with the electorate. Trying to judge […]
Barnaby’s baby – boon or boondoggle?
As Scott Morrison announced $8.4 billion is to be spent on an inland freight rail linking Brisbane to Melbourne, Barnaby Joyce went purple with excitement. […]
Winter is coming. Here’s $75 to keep you warm at night.
By Lurline Hanna I’ve just received the fantastic news that Mr Turnbull is going to pay me a bonus of a massive $75 to help […]
Weird scenes inside the Abbott mind
I didn’t think it was possible but Tony Abbott is getting worse. He is now claiming that a “cultural cowardice” at the heart of public […]
The Race Towards Feudalism
By Christian Marx The ultimate conservative manifesto has always been to make the rich wealthier. This can only come at the expense of weakening the […]
“A man who doesn’t understand his job as Prime Minister.”
“He [Turnbull] is arrogant, he’s disrespectful. I don’t think he’s genuine and I think he has lost his way.” […]
Good and Bad Debt from Dumb and Dumber
Finally something of interest came forth from the mouths of our good Prime Minister and Treasurer this week. They began talking about good and bad […]
The Racist Agenda Was Made to Destroy The Working Class
The fear of ‘the others’ permeates everything lately. Social media, politicians, commentators and the mainstream media are enabling a culture of stigma and ‘othering’. Fear of […]