My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday May 23 “Love has No Gender” Irish voters appear to have voted heavily in favor of allowing same-sex marriage in a historic referendum in […]
Articles by John Lord
My thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday 16 May 1. Every time, when talking about superannuation, Joe Hockey says “it’s their money” I am infuriated. The 15% tax discount given to […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Author’s note: I have decided to convert what was my ‘A Month in Politics’ post into a weekly commentary: ‘My Thoughts on the Week […]
Reclaiming the Real Australia
Author’s Note: I have a Facebook friend with whom I converse about many things from poetry to politics. Friday night he asked me if THE […]
“The Rise and Fall of Australia”
Book Review by John Lord Nick Bryant Is a BBC correspondent and author who often appears on Q&A and The Drum. I made the dreadful […]
Of Life and Death
A short story by John Lord based on a real life event. I was 15 years young when death introduced itself. Just a kid enjoying […]
We are an unforgiving lot, Tony
One of the really big issues Australia faces is the apparent disillusionment with the political process. In the last election 3,000,000 people decided not to […]
Gough Whitlam remembered: gallows humour and monumental rages
The second tribute. Race Mathews was Gough Whitlam’s principal private secretary from 1967 to 1972. Whitlam’s principal private secretary recalls tumultuous days punctuated with frequent […]
Whitlam eyed our conscience, not our wallet
First of two guest posts by Race Mathews. Race is former chief of staff to Gough Whitlam and Labor leaders in the Victorian parliament, federal […]
A Week is a Long Time in Politics
If ever a week in politics supported a headline it was the week that Gough Whitlam died. In the main the death of this undeniably […]
“A Giant of a Man”. Yes he was indeed.
Gough Whitlam (1916-2014). I recall the first time I laid eyes upon him. It was at a Labor rally at the suburban Greensborough Football oval […]
New James Ashby scandal could ‘rock’ Abbott Government
Author’s Note: 60 Minutes (Channel 9’s) current affairs program will on Sunday night air an interview with James Ashby. The promotional teaser doing the rounds […]
Sinking the Slipper, or Putting the Boot In
In Australian slang, “Sinking the slipper” has a number of meanings. It can mean to kick someone, as in a street fight or brawl, or […]
A letter to the editor: “Morrie Hits Back”
All those comments pertaining to my last letter to The AIM Network were just what I would have expected from the left wing latte sipping […]
Sitting in Judgement of Abbott’s First Year
The first anniversary of an Abbott led government is almost upon us. What yardstick do we use to judge its performance? For me there is […]