How does the Coalition pay for Labor’s big ideas?
Perhaps the most important takeout from the leaders’ debate was when Scott Morrison admitted that it is Labor that introduces the big social reforms – […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
This just doesn’t feel right
The way this election is currently being framed, the choice is between an autocratic bully and an unknown who is doing his best to say […]
Labor needs to get better at answering questions
I have never understood why Richard Marles is deputy leader of the Labor party – a factional payback no doubt – but his performance on […]
Redefining “public interest”
Government is constitutionally obliged to act in the public interest. The institutions of government and the officials and agencies of government exist for the public, […]
Scott Morrison – ruthless yes, racist no
Scott Morrison isn’t a racist. But he will ruthlessly pursue whatever he considers will give him political advantage. Remember the arm around Turnbull? An embrace […]
A tale of two “liars”
On August 16, 2010, five days before the federal election, Julia Gillard said “there will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.” On […]
What’s the plan, boss?
The Coalition claims the budget sets out their plan for the nation, so what is that plan? To address cost of living pressures, millions of […]
Why isn’t our “strong economy” benefitting workers?
“The best remedy for higher wages is a stronger economy, and the way that you get that stronger economy is through responsible economic management,” says […]
Barnaby Joyce is an idiot
There are so many things that come to mind with that headline – like when Barnaby Joyce wrote off an $80,000 government Toyota LandCruiser wagon […]
“Performative symbolism” is an apt description of the Morrison government
I don’t often agree with Greg Sheridan but when he described Scott Morrison’s announcement that Australia was sending weapons to Ukraine as “performative symbolism,” he […]
The Morrison government is our greatest threat to national security
The Coalition’s boast to being stronger on national security is based purely on throwing so much money at defence that they are wasting it in […]
The small government experiment has been an abject failure
I don’t profess to understand how other countries operate but, in Australia, we rely on our government to make things work. Or we used to. […]
Politicians should stop using the word “unprecedented” as an excuse for their lack of action
Parts of NSW and Queensland are suffering unprecedented floods. At the same time, they are experiencing an unprecedented pandemic. Before that, they were dealing with […]
What a complete waste of time the last nine years have been
Cast your mind back to 2013. Unlike the rest of the world, Australia had come through the GFC without suffering a recession. At the end […]
A speech from saner times – Prime Minister Morrison expresses his support for China
On June 26, 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a “major foreign policy address” at Asialink, in the lead-up to the 14th G20 Summit. Ttled […]