My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday June 6 1 The Prime Minister’s and Minister Dutton’s responses to Senator Hanson Young’s objection to allegedly being spied on in Nauru was appallingly […]
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My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday May 30 1 I put on the telly this Morning to find Greg Hunt giving a press conference self-congratulating himself on the UNs decision […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Author’s note: I have decided to convert what was my ‘A Month in Politics’ post into a weekly commentary: ‘My Thoughts on the Week […]
“The Rise and Fall of Australia”
Book Review by John Lord Nick Bryant Is a BBC correspondent and author who often appears on Q&A and The Drum. I made the dreadful […]
Whitlam eyed our conscience, not our wallet
First of two guest posts by Race Mathews. Race is former chief of staff to Gough Whitlam and Labor leaders in the Victorian parliament, federal […]
A Week is a Long Time in Politics
If ever a week in politics supported a headline it was the week that Gough Whitlam died. In the main the death of this undeniably […]
“A Giant of a Man”. Yes he was indeed.
Gough Whitlam (1916-2014). I recall the first time I laid eyes upon him. It was at a Labor rally at the suburban Greensborough Football oval […]
New James Ashby scandal could ‘rock’ Abbott Government
Author’s Note: 60 Minutes (Channel 9’s) current affairs program will on Sunday night air an interview with James Ashby. The promotional teaser doing the rounds […]
Sitting in Judgement of Abbott’s First Year
The first anniversary of an Abbott led government is almost upon us. What yardstick do we use to judge its performance? For me there is […]
Abbott’s thus far Annus Horribilis
Most Prime Ministers when they achieve Government with a sizable majority set out to put in place policy initiatives that might define a legacy they […]
Springtime for Abbott and Processing!
“Godwin’s Law A term that originated on Usenet, Godwin’s Law states that as an online argument grows longer and more heated, it becomes increasingly likely […]
Is Murdoch Australia’s Biggest Sleaze Mogul?
I am but 50 pages into the Paul Barry biography Breaking News and the overriding impression one gets from these first few pages is that […]
Tracking Abbott’s Wrecking Ball and Broken Promises
Sally McManus is the Secretary of the Australian Services Union in NSW and the ACT. She has been a campaigner and an organiser for more […]
In Defence of “Abbott’s Form of Social Engineering”
My recent piece “The Abbott Form of Social Engineering” seems to have struck a chord with a number of people. Mostly the comments have been […]
It Goes to the Character of the Man
Has Australia ever elected a Prime Minister so devoid of character? So lacking in the qualities of leadership? So deficient in empathy of social conscience? […]