Sir, he copied my homework
The last week of the Senate sittings for 2024 was ‘hectic’, ‘confused’, ‘a shambles’ or ‘getting it done’, depending on who you want to believe. […]
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Get out the vote
It’s probably apparent to almost everyone by now that President-elect Trump is appointing some ‘interesting’ people to his administration. It’s not likely to take long […]
Political fantasyland
When it comes to telling half a story or ignoring the obvious if it doesn’t suit the particular story they want to tell, politicians excel […]
Are the conservatives really ‘tough on crime’
On June 14 2017, a social housing tower building in London known as Grenfell Tower caught fire. 72 people were killed as a result of […]
Define the problem
Arguably the Albanese Government is routinely tied up trying to explain their way out of a dilemma of their own creation. A recent example is […]
Well actually …
Most of us don’t like being abused, harassed or vilified. So much so there are laws that ensure that reported incidents in the workplace and […]
Gimme the details
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was at the Garma Festival of Traditional Cultures last weekend. In his speech at the Festival he touched on the failure […]
Trust me – I’m a politician
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is on a mission. The mission is to get the keys to the PM’s office at the next election. To achieve […]
Dutton’s nuclear vapourware
Everyone knows how it goes, as things get a bit older, they are a little less reliable. This is being typed on a five year […]
C’mon, we’re better than this
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton made his Budget Reply speech last Thursday night. In his speech, he claimed a Coalition Government he led would have reduced […]
Understanding the risk
It’s often claimed the major supermarkets would prefer to see tonnes of fresh food be dumped rather than sell less than ‘perfect’ fruit and veggies […]
Remember when they had vision
It seems Prime Minister Anthony Albanese does. In Brisbane this week he announced that the ALP Government would be considering legislation that would bring some […]
The problems with a principled stand
In the past couple of weeks, the conservative parties have retained government in two jurisdictions across Australia, the (party political) Brisbane City Council and Tasmania. […]
The biggest loser
Despite the headlines on Sunday morning, it seems that the vast majority of the attendees at Mardi Gras last weekend were in fact ‘feeling the […]
Dutton’s scattergun
It’s widely acknowledged that Tony Abbott came to be Prime Minister because he continually listed some ‘critical’ failures of the then Rudd and Gillard Governments […]