We can challenge the status quo
In the RBA’s latest quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy, they noted that “Over the course of 2016, employment growth has been concentrated in part-time jobs, […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
Will the rorts never end?
In December 2013, Joe Hockey declared on the 7:30 report, “There’s no free lunches from government. The days of just handing out cash and helicoptering […]
How serious are we about protecting children?
In Liberal MP Stuart Robert’s maiden speech he said “Children are 100 per cent of the future of every nation. We have a responsibility to […]
Get used to it, Malcolm – Murdoch is losing his grip
Last Friday, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull took time out of his busy(?) schedule to launch a book written by Chris Mitchell, former chief editor of […]
The insidious influence of the church on the state
Considering only 9% of the population attend church regularly, they seem very over-represented in our Parliament. David Marr offers some reasons for this. “We’re a very […]
The so-called Senator
Earlier this week, in response to a request by One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts, innovation and science minister Greg Hunt set up a meeting between the […]
All they want is a chance
To the politicians of Australia, Let’s simplify the debate here. Hundreds of thousands of unemployed people just want a chance to work. Children just want […]
The art of schmoozing
Last Friday, I by accident caught a show on Sky hosted by Christopher Pyne and Richard Marles. Apparently it is a weekly event where these […]
Good job Greg, ya grub
When Greg Hunt moved on from the Environment portfolio, he smugly told us his job was done. He had successfully destroyed carbon pricing and replaced […]
Malcolm’s empty slogan
The Turnbull government would have us believe that they have been successful in job creation – it’s their mantra – but a closer look at […]
Michaelia should read her own reports
In October last year, Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash issued a media release about the China Free Trade Agreement. “The landmark China-Australia Free Trade Agreement […]
We say what we mean, we mean what we say, we do what we say we’d do in the way we say we’d do it.
A good reputation is something that is hard to build but very easy to destroy. It depends largely on trust and is influenced, not only […]
No wonder business confidence is rising
As the government does everything in its power to distract the nation, ably assisted by Hanson and her motley crew, they are quietly going about […]
Now that the election is over…
According to Barnaby Joyce, having won the election, the Coalition has a mandate from a “higher power” to do anything they said during the campaign […]
How hard do politicians really work?
There is no doubt that many politicians put in long hours but how hard do they really work? In 2016 there will be 51 sitting […]