The erosion of our democratic system
Unless you own a newspaper or a mining company, or are happy to turn a blind eye to the erosion of our democratic values then […]
Tony Abbott
Wherever I lay my hat that’s my home
In 1996 John Howard became the first Prime Minister to make Kirribilli House in Sydney his prime residence. Over the next 12 years, this decision […]
Tony Abbott’s only claim to fame: persecuting the utterly helpless
As far as I can tell, the Abbott government’s proudest achievement in its first one hundred days has been its ongoing persecution of asylum seekers […]
The truth about the mining tax
It has become increasingly apparent that the onus is on citizen bloggers to inform the Australian public of the truth. We certainly can’t rely on […]
What’s there to crow about?
Tony Abbott is gleefully crowing about “100+ days without a boat”. What Mr Abbott seems oblivious to is that he has closed yet another door […]
Tony Abbott stuffs it up … again
Fairfax’s Friday offering is from Chief Political Correspondent, Mark Kenny and comes accompanied by this impressive headline: Tony Abbott’s pre-budget fortnight of blunders and stuff-ups […]
Now you see it . . .
In a foolish and ultimately self-incriminating move, Murdoch’s Sunday Telegraph has tried to protect federal government leader Tony Abbott from humiliation. Mr Abbott is quite […]
Let’s get real here
“TONY Abbott and Joe Hockey are convinced the government will be punished electorally if it does not produce a tough budget, and they believe there […]
Why did Tony Abbott wait until he was almost 24 years old to become an Australian citizen?
There are a few questions about Tony Abbott’s citizenship that need answering, writes clarencegirl in this guest post. When Anthony John Abbott was born to […]
Freedom to speak badly: one rule for protestors, another for Andrew Bolt?
Peter van Onselen devotes almost an entire page in the Australian this morning (paywalled. sorry) to complaining about the “unedifying” display of bad manners by […]
Dear Sydney Morning Herald, re March In March
As he ran through the pages of yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald, Timothy Pembroke couldn’t help but notice that Sydney’s March in March – clearly one […]
March in March: Enough of the Deception and Manipulation
A guest post by Matthew Mitchell. This article was first published on Matthew’s blog (We) can do better. Abbott took government by playing on the […]
Gina’s Right. Axioms for the New Age.
There was a bit of discussion on a Facebook page where some people expressed concern at others who were attacking Gina’s weight and appearance. […]
Tony Abbott has that rare ability to be incredibly stupid
Tony Abbott keeps raising the bar of stupidity. His speech last night at a timber industry dinner lauding timber workers as “the ultimate conservationists” brings […]
The boats have ‘apparently’ stopped, but are any of us actually better off?
What issues are important to Australians? I don’t speak for all people but I’d suggest that if I said the issues included rising unemployment/job security, […]