“If you want change, change the government”
For this, my second last post before voting in earnest commences, I have dispensed with my usual roundup of everything I can think of relevant […]
Articles by John Lord
Counting down …
1 When I’m asked to articulate just when the decline in our democracy occurred, I usually start in 2013, when Tony Abbott, the most unqualified […]
Let’s hope the polls are right this time
And so, the second leader’s debate on 9News has come and gone. At times it was unedifying and robustly undignified. It lacked moderation and structure […]
When change seems to be the only course of action
For almost a decade now, we have had governance unbefitting the times. When a government has governed without due regard to what is best for […]
At the half way mark can Labor feel confident of victory?
Saturday, April 30 1 Whatever it was, the week’s rest seems to have done wonders for Anthony Albanese. His performance at last Saturday morning’s press conference […]
It’s not all about the economy, Mr Morrison. What about jobs?
1 Today, I would like to draw your attention to a campaign press conference the Prime Minister gave at around 10 am April 27, in which […]
Who can scare you the most?
1 If you didn’t know an election was on and campaigning had been in progress for a few weeks, then you could be excused for […]
While Albanese looks to the future, Morrison just talks about the past
1 Currently, we find the two aspirants for the position of Prime Minister talking about “stopping the boats” of a pastime. A fight won and is […]
‘Gotcha’ fact checks and other important things
Diary entry 29: Saturday, April 20 2022 1 If a reputable fact-checker corrects a blatant attempt to pull the wool over the public, it could […]
This will be a ‘gotcha’ campaign
1 What can one say or do when the leader of the party you support makes such a complete fool of himself so early in […]
And so it begins. Election 2022: a personal perspective.
Diary entry 27: Wednesday, 13 April 9 2022 1 For this entry into my Election Diary, I shall linger over what might be described as a […]
Make your vote count: The importance of this election is such that it will determine our future for better or for worse
Diary entry #26: Saturday, April 9 2022 1 It’s hard enough without all the criticism. By the time this piece is posted, we may know […]
A gift or two from the government now, but you will pay later
Election diary No. 24: Saturday, 2, April 2022. Before I even begin to comment on this year’s budget, I must point out that I am […]
They simply have a plan to keep wages low. They always have.
Election diary No. 23: Wednesday, 30, March 2022. The Coalition simply have a plan to keep wages low. It’s in their DNA. All those who […]
Under Barnaby Joyce the Nationals are dying a slow death
Election diary No. 22: Saturday, 26, March 2022. 1 Known to me for most of my early life as The Country Party, was born on 22 […]