Donald Trump: The Fear Whisperer
I hate Huntsman Spiders. Correction – I am terrified of them. It doesn’t matter that I know they can’t kill me. They are a HUGE, […]
Articles by Kate M
My house isn’t an asset. It’s my home.
There’s been a lot of noise over the past few weeks about how changes to negative gearing could lower housing prices. According to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: […]
Surviving a Trump Presidency: The essential Guide to being ‘Trump-ready’
They said it would never happen. From comedians to serious commentators, Donald Trump may have been leading in the polls – but when it came down […]
Electoral reform: why stop at the Senate?
“The operation of any electoral system, any voting system, should be to clearly and transparently translate the wish of the voter into a parliamentary result.” […]
Your vote: what’s it really worth?
It’s a federal election year – and although a date hasn’t yet been set, all the political ducks are starting to line up in rows […]
First rule of war: Know thy enemy
(An update to this article was added on 18 November.) Following the attacks in Paris on the weekend, there is little doubt that we – […]
You can’t fight an ideological war by shutting physical borders
As news came out yesterday evening that a Syrian refugee passport was found next to one of the terrorists in the Paris attacks on Friday, […]
The top 5 signs that your country’s Refugee Policy is a disaster
Australia’s Minister for Saying-We’ve-Stopped-the-Boats – one Mr Peter ‘PDuddy’ Dutton – was out and about this morning defending what he and his government believe is […]
Democracy: The Genie is out of the bottle
Equality and freedom are two core component of democracy. Whether it’s me, you or Malcolm Turnbull walking into that polling booth on election day – everybody’s vote […]
Nauru: What do bird poop, the Russian Mafia and Australia’s refugee policy have in common?
Nauru was described by The Economist in 2001 as a hotbed of incompetence – as “Paradise Lost … an enormous moth-eaten fedora: a ghastly grey mound of rock […]
Hypothetical: What would you do if . . . ? (Part One)
Geoffrey Robertson’s recent appearance on Q and A reminded me of the value of considering a situation through the eyes of another via a hypothetical situation… Here’s […]
Dear Tony: It’s not us. It’s you.
Dear Tony It’s over. We’re done. You need to pack up your stuff and leave. It’s not us – it’s you. I’d like to say it’s […]
Abbott: Master of lies, damned lies and statistics
“There were three gradations of inveracity – there were lies, there were damned lies, and there were statistics” (Arthur Balfour, 1892). You may have noticed […]
No place to put your feet
It’s something we take for granted isn’t it? That each of us has a country – a place to put our feet – on a […]
Christopher Pyne’s Greatest Hits of 2015: Winner of the People’s Choice Snoutie
It’s official. The people have spoken. Christopher Pyne has won the inaugural People’s Choice Snoutie. Voting for the People’s Choice Snoutie Award kicked off last weekend, […]