A free ride on the gravy train
When Tony Abbott rolled Malcolm Turnbull for the Liberal Party leadership back in 2009, he immediately threw out the constructive negotiations towards an emissions reduction […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
Elective surgery
For six years the country has been feeling unwell. A few of us, particularly some older people, have been on such a high sugar diet […]
Chris Bowen is setting himself up for failure
As Chris Bowen proudly released Labor’s costings today, the RBA was busy blowing it out of the water. As reported by the ABC: “Australia’s annual […]
A star rating for companies and what it would mean
In a world that puts profit first, the idea of a social licence to operate seems to be disappearing. Shareholders are removed from the reputational […]
How will you fill in your time?
We have seen three leaders’ debates now (well a couple of us have), and the overarching takeout is that this election is all about Bill […]
PEFO is the Bible, John Howard is the Messiah, and Labor are the Devil
On Monday night, when Leigh Sales pressed Scott Morrison about his claims of having delivered a surplus when we are actually still in deficit, the […]
How John Howard contributed to the aged care crisis
In 2000, when Bronwyn Bishop was the minister responsible for aged care, a horrific story came to light where residents of an aged care home […]
The ‘economy’ is not working as it is ‘supposed’ to
The old rules of thumb about the economy do not seem to be working and I have a theory as to why. But let’s look […]
Who do you trust?
As they wander round in their high-vis vests, shearing sheep, drinking beer, kicking footballs, and joining in the factory production line, Coalition politicians keep asking […]
Better economic managers, keeping us safe, lower taxes – a mantra with no basis in reality
Scott Morrison’s campaigning revolves around very little aside from photo shoots, attacking Bill Shorten, and making announcements about money in marginal seats. He tells us […]
Amanda Vanstone dumps another turd on what passes as the journalistic landscape nowadays
For some reason, the very inept Amanda Vanstone is still appearing in the media. Perhaps she is offered up for comedy value because she is […]
We don’t need a Royal Commission – we need consequences
Whilst everyone is talking about water and demanding more inquiries, they could just read the news and save us all a lot of time and […]
Attention people of New England – How you can save the farm and make a motza doing it
No, this is not a story about selling water. And it’s not about coal seam gas. It’s not about the inland rail. It’s not about […]
Election campaigns have become ridiculous
Election campaigns have become ridiculous. The constant photo shoots, meet-and-greets, dribs and drabs of money doled out for this and that, are mind-numbingly pointless. Do […]
The government of a democracy is accountable to the people
The government of a democracy is accountable to the people. Its decision-making process must be transparent because there are real and potentially severe consequences that […]