Pull your head in, Mike
Mike Pezzullo is miffed. A few days ago, this supposedly apolitical head of the Department of Home Affairs took the extraordinary step of ringing Senator […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
The government has dug itself into a deep hole and the walls are crumbling
The message from the RBA is clear – the economy needs stimulus. But the government’s strident opposition to all suggestions from Labor has left them […]
Sorry Angus, you are talking crap
Where to start with Angus Taylor? There was his very public opposition to wind farms ever since one was built next door to his family […]
A plea to Labor – don’t abandon us
The surprise of the nation at the re-election of the Coalition government is understandable – not because of what polls and bookmakers and media said, […]
Bridget McKenzie revealed the Adani jobs lie and no-one noticed
Nationals deputy leader Bridget McKenzie made an amazing admission in an interview on Sky but nobody (except The Australia Institute) seemed to notice. “[Adani will] […]
I’m not feeling stimulated. Are you?
Much of what happens in, and to, our economy is beyond the control of our government. Technology causes disruption in the labour market. Wars, be […]
Quiet Australians?
On Monday night, the ABC aired a Q&A episode titled First Australians and Quiet Australians. There were seven questions asked, two of which were about […]
You can’t have a mandate for a lie
Energy (and emissions reduction) Minister Angus Taylor has categorically stated that there will be no more discussion about emissions reduction. We are stuck with the […]
Morrison’s munificence starts early
Several political commentators – the ones who failed to hold the government to account and who failed to see where that would lead – have […]
What the hell are you doing, Labor?
As a smirking Scott Morrison prances about the country being hailed by the media and his party as the Messiah who performs miracles, claiming a […]
Scared politicians stampede to embrace coal
If anything highlights the self-serving nature of politics, it is the unseemly stampede by scared politicians to throw out the science, ignore the independent authorities, […]
Who voted for them?
Knowing, as we do, the dishonest campaign employed by No-Policy Morrison, the question must be asked – who was sucked in? And the answer is […]
What’s the story with Kathy Jackson?
In June 2015, the Health Services Union (HSU) sued Kathy Jackson over allegations she spent $660,000 of members’ funds on personal expenses while national secretary. […]
We really need to talk about Rosalie
Rosalie has become the face, or the name at least, of Scott Morrison’s campaign against reeling back John Howard’s franking credit cash giveaway. “I saw […]