A snapshot of a country going backwards
In 2013, the Climate Change Performance Index rated Australia at 40 out of 61 countries and improving. By the time we went to Paris late […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
Who says we don’t need a Federal ICAC?
Members of Parliament are paid an electorate allowance, ranging between $32,000 to $46,000 depending on the size of their electorate. They are also provided with […]
Party politics – venal, vicious and vulgar
Tony Fitzgerald is a retired judge who was chairman of the 1987-1989 Commission of Inquiry into Official Corruption in Queensland. In December 2012 he wrote […]
Understanding Malcolm
In November 2007, after John Howard lost his seat, three people announced their intention to run for the leadership of the Liberal Party – Brendan […]
Opportunity or privilege
In 1990, when Bob Hawke outlined his vision for Australia to become, not only the lucky country, but the clever country, he said we had […]
Size doesn’t matter, it’s how you use it
When Joe Hockey produced his first fiscal statement, the December 2013 MYEFO, he did everything he could to make the debt and deficit look as […]
The Coalition’s war on business
If we want to talk ‘war’, let’s have a look at some of the recent battles. In the lead up to the 2013 federal election, […]
Is the Coalition going to back the lunatic fringe just for the sake of ‘unity’?
Obviously thinking of their success at the last election, the Coalition have trotted out basically the same marketing strategy this time – we stopped the […]
Hasn’t Malcolm done well for himself – he should know what’s best
The Coalition seems firmly convinced that lowering taxes for businesses will create jobs and attract investment. But we have been down this path before. Before […]
Health and education or tax cuts for businesses and high income earners?
When you ignore the distractions, this election has come down to a clear choice. One side of politics wants high income earners and businesses to […]
A Coalition government will not allow the public to be told the truth
When the Gillard government tried to appoint a Public Interest Media Advocate, the Coalition, aided by an hysterical Murdoch Press, went into overdrive. “Freedom is […]
The profits of arms manufacturers are sacrosanct
On Q&A last night, Christopher Pyne and Anthony Albanese were asked, if we must “live within our means”, why is defence spending quarantined from the […]
How the political world operates
Three stories from the last day or two bring home very forcibly how our political sphere operates. “A Chinese government-backed propaganda unit and a swag […]
Know your Senate candidates – Barry O’Sullivan
Barry O’Sullivan is the Queensland Senator who was appointed to fill the Senate vacancy left by Barnaby Joyce’s move to the lower house in 2013. […]
Public interest be damned
The notion of “public interest” has been officially abandoned. The interests of the government are now paramount and they intend to keep a very tight […]