Day to Day Politics: Polls Apart in Policy.
Tuesday 16 February 2016 1 Malcolm Turnbull still has a handsome lead over Bill Shorten in the preferred Prime Minister stakes but yesterday’s Fairfax-Ipsos showed […]
Articles by John Lord
Day to Day Politics: Bolt is at it again
Sunday 14 February 2016 1 I haven’t read his full article but it seems Andrew Bolt is writing about race again. He has a very limited […]
No, I’m not rejoycing
1 The day has finally arrived. Barnaby Joyce has become Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. Now we have a Prime Minister who firmly believes in […]
Day to Day Politics: Just Talking Heads
The Coalition regrets having to announce that good government has been further delayed. At least until after the next election. Circumstances beyond my control. I […]
Day to Day Politics: ‘Would Honourable Members Rise in their places’
Tuesday February 2 2016 1 Today the political year starts in earnest. Parliament resumes. The Honourable members will start hurling abuse at one another. A […]
Day to Day Politics: ‘How about a parliamentary plebiscite on marriage equality’
Sunday January 31 January. 1 Hypothetical I know, but what about if next week, when Parliament resumes, Bill Shorten moves a non-binding vote on the […]
Day to Day Politics: A Saturday reflection
Saturday 30 January 2016 ‘Reflection’ is a marvellous word. It means to contemplate or give serious consideration to something. That’s the reason I’m not talking […]
Day to Day Politics: ‘Turnbull’s lack of leadership’
Wednesday 27 January 2016 1 Australia Day has now passed. I posted my view on why I believe Australia should become a Republic. The ferals […]
Day to Day Politics. Turnbull’s New Year Turmoil.
Monday 18 January 2016 1 No doubt Labor starts the year behind the eight ball. But have you considered what Malcolm Turnbull faces? He […]
Day to Day Politics ‘A hangover of monumental proportion’
Saturday 9 January 2016 A day back on the job and the day-to-day political realities of life are hitting me. I’m still catching up and […]
Day to Day Politics. Climate Change: A lay person’s dilemma
Wednesday 9 December. 1 The Paris Climate talks are now in their third week. The coverage of this most important and crucial event in the […]
Day to Day Politics. It’s not a happy party.
Friday 4 December 1 How embarrassing for the Prime Minister. Former Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane is set to defect from the Liberal Party to junior Coalition partners the Nationals. Like […]
‘Day to Day Politics’ with John Lord
Monday November 30 1 The answer to Alan Austin’s quiz was . . . One. Of the last 17 state or federal MPs sin-binned, 15 […]
‘Day to Day Politics’ with John Lord
Thursday 26 November 1 I have reached the conclusion that we have a Government of talkers, not doers. One might easily call them wafflers. They […]
Political Realities, Leadership Change and why Democracy won
There are those on the left who desperately wanted Tony Abbott to be Prime Minister at the next election. They rightly saw his unpopularity as […]