The Australian must be held to account
During the week, the increasingly ridiculous Murdoch rag, The Australian, published yet another article by the Coalition’s tame climate change denier, Ian Plimer. This article […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
Emu and ostrich farts save the day
Australia may not be very good at reducing emissions but we are unbelievably creative in manipulating figures to make it look like we are. The […]
The government should commit to their own Australian Values Statement
The Coalition government talk a lot about Australian values. They make prospective citizens sign an Australian Values Statement. “Australian society values respect for the freedom […]
How many strikes before you are out?
In an interview with ABC Illawarra on July 26 regarding his lobbying of Josh Frydenberg to change the endangered status of a species of grassland […]
Another trophy for Scott and another slap in the face for Palestine
In accepting the Jerusalem Prize from the Zionist Federation of Australia, the Zionist Council of NSW and the World Zionist Organisation on Thursday night, Scott […]
Man up, Morrison
You will never hear a Coalition politician say we caused this problem, we must fix it. You will never hear them say this approach hasn’t […]
Young people must counter the Coalition narrative
The most surprising demographic swing to the Coalition in the last election were “Voters aged 25-34 years living in outer-urban and regional areas”. These are […]
Politicians aren’t experts – they should listen to people who are
Politicians love to tell us how hard they work. The hours are horrendous. The toll on the family is unbearable. Oh, the pressure. Bollocks. These […]
Government idiocy costing us billions
With a headline like that, I could go on to discuss innumerable things, but today I want to focus on the “save the ute” campaign. […]
MYEFO will be interesting
The latest Monthly Financial Statement from the government raises some questions regarding their claim/aim to be in surplus and their assertion that they are “paying […]
What will the fires do to our greenhouse gas emissions?
Australia has relied very heavily on the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector to pretend we are even going close to making […]
Stick to the photos, boys – it’s yer best thing
Last month, Scott Morrison addressed the Lowy Institute, declaring his government will lead the charge in asserting the authority of nation states over unelected international […]
Taylor fiddles as the country burns
The only thing that qualifies Angus Taylor to be in charge of the most important portfolio in the government is his overweening self-belief that he […]
“Insiders see problems with insiders’ eyes” – my review of the Labor review
In 2012, anti-corruption watchdog Tony Fitzgerald published an article titled The body politic is rotten. It is a must read from the man who exposed […]
“I called the Royal Commission”
Scott Morrison seems to feel the fact that a Four Corners investigation forced him to call a Royal Commission into Aged Care cancels out how […]