Promises, promises

September 12, 2022 2353NM 8

The problem with the proposed tax cuts, the Jobs Summit, the emissions reduction target or any other policy that Prime Minister Albanese took to the […]

The Real Opposition

August 1, 2022 2353NM 4

Just as the government is trying to find its feet at times, the opposition Coalition is also in the same boat. The recent claims of […]

Privatise the profits

July 18, 2022 2353NM 13

Despite concerns, there were no electricity shortages – load shedding – on Australia’s east coast during May or June. The outcome was managed by Australia’s […]

We should be better than this

August 30, 2021 2353NM 14

In The Guardian’s detailed history of the ‘Tampa affair’ which occurred twenty years ago, you will notice a number of similarities with the current humanitarian crisis in […]

The gas-fired recovery

July 6, 2021 2353NM 3

One of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s grand announcements early in the pandemic was the formation of a group of business and technical experts to plan […]

The empathy deficit

April 19, 2021 2353NM 24

Like most winners at the conclusion of an election process, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has claimed on a couple of occasions that he would consider […]

Smoke and Mirrors

March 29, 2021 2353NM 14

Inaction on climate change is already costing Australia’s farmers countless dollars, and urgent political action is needed to avoid more extreme droughts, fires and floods, […]

Define Heartless

September 21, 2020 2353NM 7

At the moment, some Premiers and Chief Ministers are being described as heartless, without compassion, cruel and nasty. The descriptions are being applied because of […]

I reject the premise

September 14, 2020 2353NM 15

Have you ever noticed that if a number of politicians don’t really want to answer a question, they ‘reject the premise’ or ‘reject the characterisation’ […]

Don’t shoot the messenger

November 4, 2019 2353NM 10

Those that live outside the south-east corner of Queensland probably don’t take much notice of the politics of the Brisbane City Council. Brisbane has an […]

Protest tactics matter

October 21, 2019 2353NM 11

Those that demonstrated around the world for ‘Extinction Rebellion’ recently have certainly been making headlines. Pity it is for the wrong reasons. On an intellectual […]