Saying sorry is easy but only action can give it meaning
After three National Apologies to children and their families – Kevin Rudd’s for the stolen generation, Julia Gillard’s for forced adoptions, and Scott Morrison’s for […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
Scott’s one-man show
During Scott Morrison’s brief tenure as managing director of Tourism Australia, he waged a running battle with the board whose members complained that he did […]
Claimed emissions reduction from land use are very doubtful and must be verified
Finally, the majority of people and businesses have decided they want action on climate change. Coalition ministers keep assuring us that we will meet our […]
I thought we were supposed to leave the world a better place
Forgetting the noise and arguments, the marketing and campaigning – a government’s job (and the job of us all) is to make the world a […]
The experiment of government and business being hand-in-glove has failed
The experiment of government and business being hand-in-glove has failed. In the relentless pursuit of profit, businesses have reneged on their part of the social […]
The story behind the latest unemployment figures
The government sent out the troops to spruik the latest jobs growth figures but, as always, they are not telling the whole story. The ABC […]
Is there a glimmer of a coming Enlightenment in Australia?
European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the “long 18th century” (1685-1815) as part of a movement referred to […]
The ridiculous state of politics in Australia
Scrolling through Scott Morrison’s twitter feed shows just how ridiculous politics in Australia has become. Do we really need ProMo to tweet about, and attend, […]
Australian society is under threat from the rise of Christianism
We are told over and over again that Christianity has shaped our history and our values. Retired high court judge and chair of the Royal […]
The ‘economy’ is killing us
Scott Morrison et al keep telling us that we need a strong economy to make our lives better but this fixation on growth and profit […]
Businesses need customers, not a feel-good few bucks a week
In order to give some substance to his claim that the Coalition are for lower taxes, Scott Morrison has chosen to bring forward by five […]
I haven’t read it but I’m sure it’s wrong
I wonder if Coalition politicians understand how ridiculous they sound when they disagree with, or cite, things they admit to not having read. It’s a […]
Different strokes for different folks – our non-egalitarian society
In his interim report into the banking Royal Commission, Commissioner Hayne pointed out that “Over the 10 years to 1 June 2018, ASIC’s infringement notices […]
The incestuous relationship between government, the financial sector, the regulators, and the legal firms they use
When our new Environment Minister, Melissa Price, gave her first speech in parliament in December 2013, she mentioned that she was one of three members […]
Rewarding corruption and incompetence
It seems corruption and incompetence are no impediment to the Coalition when handing out lucrative gigs to their mates. The examples of them not only […]