House of Cards
A quite lengthy article published back in November last year by Matt Barrie and Craig Tindale on Medium.com entitled, “Australia’s economy is a House of […]
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Why an Election in 2018 is more than likely
Notwithstanding the issue of foreign citizenship facing both the Liberal and Labor parties, which could trigger an election in 2018, there is another more pressing […]
How MYEFO masks Deception and Ignorance
Scott Morrison’s MYEFO released today and his speech outlining his government’s “achievements” leaves one breathless for its ignorance, its deception and his own arrogance. Morrison’s […]
Hats off to Queensland
On Saturday night, we witnessed another spectacular crash by One Nation Party in the Queensland state election, following their less than inspiring performance in the […]
Time for the G-G to step in.
Yesterday we heard Greens Senator, Richard Di Natale say the magic words…that he was prepared to ask the Governor General to dissolve the parliament and […]
We need an election now!
With the citizenship saga continuing to unfold in a manner that is exhibiting all the elements of a soap opera, i.e. farcical and treacherous, the […]
Why can’t the nation own the NBN?
The NBN rollout has now been exposed for the debacle that it is. The ABC’s Four Corners program on Monday night saw to that. It […]
It’s taxpayers’ money… er no, it’s not!
When we hear that a politician has abused his/her expense entitlements, or that federal cabinet has decided to carry out a postal survey costing $120 […]
It’s not your call, Mark
If the Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge thought he was going to make a definitive statement in the same sex marriage debate, he will […]
It’s all happening again
In case you haven’t noticed, the US is about to start another war. Remember George W. Bush and the lead up to the US invasion […]
Memo to Morrison: Inequality is on the rise
Back in July, Treasurer Scott Morrison dismissed suggestions that inequality was getting worse. “The latest census showed on the global measure of inequality, which is […]
When Bullshit Baffles Brains
Those of us who regard truth as a fundamental democratic value and who have now realised that truth no longer plays a part in our […]
Can the Government Survive?
When the Turnbull government won the last election by just one seat it was generally felt that they would probably survive the next three years […]
Should Parliament be Prorogued?
There was a suggestion on ABCs Insiders yesterday Sunday that, due to the present chaotic state of government brought about primarily by Section 44 of […]
Why China NOT Being Democratic Is Not A Bad Thing, And Why Being Anti-China Impacts Negatively On Race Relations In Australia
You may be wondering why I am writing about this topic, considering how contentious and controversial this topic/question is. But I think it needs to […]