Come on, Bridget – it’s a bit late for outrage
Nationals leader in the Senate, Bridget McKenzie seemed outraged that Scott Morrison had breached the coalition agreement by usurping the authority of Nationals resources minister […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
Five Labor failures, or one silly meme?
Despite Labor having only been in government for less than three months, the Liberal Party have already come up with a new meme titled 5 […]
Best man for the job or someone needing an escape route?
Far be it from me to suggest a politician has ever done anything wrong – mainly because they make sure everything they do is considered […]
Governments are the cause of many of our problems – they could also easily solve them
The central purpose of government in a democracy is to be the role model for, and protector of, equality and freedom and our associated human […]
Builders or wreckers – the contrast is stark
The Coalition came to power in 2013 with the promise to wreck things and they didn’t disappoint. Labor had introduced a price on carbon that […]
We tried letting Sky News run the country and look where it got us
Whilst there are many factors contributing to our current energy woes, there is general agreement that “the simplistic, ideological nonsense that has substituted for policy […]
Three things Labor should reconsider
Governments, despite what they may have said in the past, have to be flexible enough to respond to changing circumstances. There are three things that […]
Why branch stacking is a really bad idea
There are a few reasons why parties might engage in branch stacking. One could be genuine grassroots support for a worthy local candidate who has […]
As the world turned to shit, the Coalition turned to religion
With all that’s going on in the world – a pointless war, a global pandemic, rampant global heating leading to increasingly severe and compounding natural […]
Barnaby sounds worried
Barnaby Joyce definitely doesn’t want a federal ICAC – a view he tried to justify in a rather extraordinary article in the SMH today in […]
It is hard to fathom what a hateful place Australia has become
The last decade changed Australia. We became a country who held asylum seekers hostage in concentration camps where they were regularly abused and offered no […]
Meet Sky After Dark’s Voice to Parliament
Newly elected senator for the NT, Jacinta Price, told Sky’s Paul Murray that she is “feeling really strong” and ready to “get out there and […]
Australia must get real about reducing emissions
From the get-go, Australia has used every trick in the book to avoid any meaningful contribution to the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. […]
The day Australia “woke” up
For the last few years, a strange phenomenon has pervaded political discussion in Australia, mainly led by middle-aged, often religious, white men. The term “woke” […]
Dutton is not what this country needs, even in Opposition
If Peter Dutton is the best the Liberals can offer as an alternative Prime Minister, then they are destined to become irrelevant in modern day […]