More of the same
1 Here are a few jaw-droppers that are guaranteed to shock you. They are not of my pen, although I have written about many of them. […]
Articles by John Lord
Trump is out of office but not out of mind – the legacy lingers
The stench of Donald Trump’s presidency still lingers around the United States of America, dispersing itself on the populous with a dulling effect. It is […]
What angers me most is the bloody secrecy and the belief that you can get away with it
Two weeks ago Labor withdrew the $18 million funding for the governor-general’s favoured charity. What angers me most is the secrecy behind this most unusual […]
The inevitable question arises: Should we have an Australian as head of state and become a republic?
The question is; should Australia become a republic with its own head of state? It’s a question that could have and should have waited until […]
Stage three tax cuts: Are they justified?
The only explanation that the Prime Minister seems to be able to come up with to justify going ahead with the Stage Three Tax Cuts […]
Restoring trust in the political system after a political hatchet job
In his book “The Political Bubble”, Mark Latham said this about the state of our democracy: “Australians once trusted the democratic process. While we got on […]
Guilty of lying to us, or just omitting to tell the truth?
The Solicitor-General found that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison hadn’t committed any crime in appointing himself a Minister in five separate portfolios. However, he discovered […]
That Barnaby interview
As a young teenager, on lazy Sunday afternoons in Melbourne, I spent much of my time listening to the various debates that took place under […]
Australia and China: The ‘middle man’ speaks
Those who watched the Chinese Ambassador, Xiao Qian deliver his speech to the National Press Club a week ago would have done so with mixed feelings. […]
What is your ideal society? Do you have a view?
I have a confession to make. I have posted some of the following words in a previous article. Probably more than once. But I do […]
By the People and for the People: a Fairer Tax System and Stronger Economy
By Max Ogden and John Lord One of Australia’s most vexing questions is a more equitable taxation system. At the 2019 election, the ALP presented […]
Question Time, a referendum, boats, more corruption and other matters
1 The first Question Time of the 47th Parliament this time last week was revealing for several reasons. Firstly, it demonstrated the enormous gap in […]
Damning words and how to use them to tell the story of Morrison’s downfall (Part two)
Damning words and how to use them to tell the story of Morrison’s downfall. On May 21, Labor won. I continue with my observance of […]
Damning words and how to use them to tell the story of Morrison’s downfall (Part one)
Some readers of The AIMN would know that besides writing for it, I also use Twitter and Facebook to express my views. I write using the title “Words […]
We have a conundrum: The Greens want to flex a bit of muscle, and Labor wants to exercise its authority
In his interview with David Speers last week, the leader of the Greens in the Australian Parliament, Adam Bandt, came over as a contemptuous young […]