“Tony Abbott Worst PM in History” lacks Irony: Paul Sheehan lacks grip on reality!
Paul Sheehan devoted two columns to a Facebook group called, “Tony Abbott Worst PM in Australian History.” Now, I’ve always thought that there are certain […]
Julia Gillard
Defending my right to say what I did about Tony Abbott
I copped a bit of flak for referring to Tony Abbott as the ‘circus clown with the big ears’ in my previous post, and probably rightly […]
Tony Abbott: a man whose words mean nothing
From the moment Tony Abbott emerged as a possible leader of this country the mainstream media went silent on his inability to keep his word. […]
Careless whispers nothing to dance about
In my years of being old enough to know what an election campaign is, I cannot recall one so inundated with media tales of what […]
It’s official: Joe Hockey has lost the plot!
With the announcement that the Reserve Bank is tipped to cut rates today, Joe Hockey has pounced: Mr Hockey says the expected cut shows Labor […]
Apparently Australia is full
“We can’t take all these illegals, Australia is full!” “Full of racists, you mean!” OK, we know where this dialogue is going. The words “Nazi” […]
House of cards
Dear Tony Abbott, You probably get a lot of letters from both admirers and those seeking to criticise every facet of your existence. I am […]
Too little too late
The switch has been flicked. Extraordinary. I have seen more reporting of government policy in mainstream press over the last week than I saw in […]
An Abbott in the Lodge: “NEVER” (Part four)
But what if Tony Abbott is often touted as being the most effective opposition leader this country has ever had. What criteria people use to […]
What’s on the Menu? Part 2
A couple of weeks ago, I posted “What’s on the Menu” about the Mal Brough dinner. Someone who works in the hospitality industry raised a […]
Black Swans and Narratives
We’re natural story making machines. We like to give our universe a sense of order and reason, so when something happens, we like to create […]
Kevin Rudd is NOT Prime Minister yet!
The media keep announcing that Kevin Rudd is PM again. He’s not! He’s just been elected leader of the Labor Party. Julia Gillard continues to […]
Just thought I’d get in first …
Labor’s leadership crisis took a turn for the worse today when Rudd replaced Gillard as leader. While Gillard has announced that she will quit politics […]
Is there a media blackout on Labor’s achievements?
There were a couple of good speeches in Parliament today. One was the valedictory speech by the former speaker Harry Jenkins during which he called […]
The mainstream media has gone stark raving mad
It’s official. The mainstream media has gone stark raving mad. This article was published in the Age today: For the sake of the nation, Ms […]