2018: the Top 5
Deja vu. This time last year we bemoaned that: We can all agree that politically, 2017 was a boring year: 365 days of nothing but […]
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Our best future
By Stephen Fitzgerald April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth in the world’s first manned space flight. “I saw how beautiful our planet […]
Not a fair go for all Australians
By Bob Rafto If Labor was fair dinkum about a fair go for all, they would have announced policy for an increase in Newstart, and […]
Merry Christmas from a devout Muslim
By Khaled Elomar As a devout Muslim, I keep hearing from others that wishing anyone a Merry Christmas is Blasphemous. In my opinion, and that […]
Rays of Winter Sunshine in Damascus, Syria
By Denis Bright The Christmas Spirit has returned to Damascus, Syria after years of internal conflicts. Even the Voice of America (VOA) acknowledges the positive […]
It’s never been so hard to do something so easy
Well that was embarrassing. Egg on face. Eating humble pie. Feeling two feet tall. Call it what you will … we’re going through it. With […]
How rent assistance indirectly gives $12+ billion to property investors
By Nick Chugg The negative gearing and rental assistance scam! Another failure of government logic, from both the LNP and Labor. If you are a […]
The Banality of Evil
By John Haly When we contemplate great evil, who comes to mind? Genghis Khan, Vlad the Impaler, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot, Alexander the […]
Fair Share Economics Versus the Galloping Opportunism of the Mid-Year Economic and Financial Outlook (MYEFO)
By Denis Bright Paul Keating assisted with the launch of Fair Share: Competing Claims and Australia’s Economic Future by Professor Stephen Bell from UQ’s School […]
Why is there still so much anger?
By Ad astra As we enter the Festive Season, we reflect on the year past and the one ahead. It’s a time when Christians celebrate […]
Who does Scott Morrison serve?
By 1PeterMCC Interfering in religious unrest (by recognising West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital) and to the disadvantage of Australia’s trade agreements with Indonesia, only makes […]
Creating conflict
By Stephen Fitzgerald What started out as a pathetic little grab for votes in the Wentworth by-election, by the LNP, has now been escalated to […]
Let’s dance
By 2353NM Rather than joining those who examine the entrails of what happened in the past 12 months and makes a narrative around the good, […]
Oh the irony
One of the production team behind The Political Sword regularly attends a trivia night at a local pub. Recently the host (who runs a company that hosts […]