Carbon Tax Axed – sellout or smart politics?
From The Age we learn that Rudd dumps Gillard’s carbon tax. Then Treasurer Chris Bowen confirms Government will scrap carbon tax for floating price. Ok, the […]
Tony Abbott
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 […]
Mr Fox wants you to vote for Mr Rabbit
INTERVIEWER Good morning, Mr Rabbit. MR RABBIT Good morning. INTERVIEWER For the past three years, the polls have had you as the one expected to […]
What was Kevin Rudd thinking?
Opinion. There can only be one of two reasons behind Kevin Rudd’s decision to challenge for the ALP leadership. Some saw it as this: to […]
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 […]
It could only happen in America. Or could it?
Six months out from both the US and Australian elections the polls were adamant that the incumbent administrations were doomed. At home, Tony Abbott was […]
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 […]
An Abbott in the Lodge – “NEVER”
By John Lord and Michael Taylor Part One David Marr’s recent quarterly essay “Political Animal” (now a book) gives an engrossing, even gripping insight into […]
ANDEV: The Tony Abbott policy announcement when you don’t have a policy announcement
Mining companies are one of the biggest Liberal party donors. Is it sheer coincidence that some of Abbott’s known policies reflect what Gina Rinehart and […]
Speculation
“A long-term study by Philip E. Tetlock of the University of Pennsylvania found that when political scientists claimed that a political outcome had absolutely no […]
Why are turkeys voting for Christmas?
Why are turkeys voting for Christmas? When I say voting, I mean revealing to Newspoll their intention to vote for Abbott. And when I say […]
The modern day Aussie woman is a phenomena, not a relic
When will all those attention-seeking, headline craving sexist males accept that the modern day woman is not a relic? Nor an object. She is a […]
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 […]
The future is a fiction
The future is a fiction. Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is a either a fool or a snake oil salesman. Yes, we need to […]