Random thoughts
When Malcolm Turnbull called for a vote on the Liberal leadership in 2009, Tony Abbott eventually won by one vote. One of Malcolm’s supporters was […]
Government
The Weird World Of Tony Abbott’s Australia
While Googling Tony Abbott – now there’s something I wouldn’t have imagined myself doing twenty five years ago – I came across an interesting quote […]
What a Circus!
Why is there a sense of foreboding whenever Tony Abbott travels overseas? Probably because one’s immediate reaction is, “Oh God, in what way will he […]
The Budget: All cruelty springs from weakness
It can’t be denied any longer, conservatives really do believe they have no responsibility to the vulnerable, and it is perfectly acceptable to the […]
My Country! A poem for our time…
I love a sunburnt country A land of dames and knights, Of rugged radio shock jocks Who tell us of our rights. I love her […]
Short Term Tony
“You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don’t believe in little plans. I believe in plans […]
“Why don’t you people just accept that the Coalition won the election and stop complaining?”
Our economy is in a mess. And we’ve just had the worst Government in the history of Australia. We know this because we’ve been told […]
“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” – Aldous Huxley
There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we […]
Do try to keep up, Tony
From today’s South Coast Register in their thrilling article Abbott show rolls into town we read these wise words from Tony himself: “Well, in the […]
An Open Letter to Tony Abbott
Dear Tony Abbott I notice that you’ve been getting a free run in the mainstream media over your whole career and it occurred to me […]