They “deserve” it
With Julie Bishop flying off to try and broker a deal with Iran to take back asylum seekers who have been refused refugee status, it […]
Articles by Kaye Lee
Good luck in Paris
On 19 June 2013, Greg Hunt said on Sky News: “We agree on the national targets to reduce our emissions by five per cent […]
Investing in women to save the world
Most contemporary estimates for the carrying capacity of the Earth under existing conditions are between 4 billion and 16 billion. In 2013 the human population […]
Let’s talk tax
With Tony Abbott repeating ad nauseum that it will be anybody else’s fault other than his if the GST rises, you can be sure it […]
Abbott’s joker trumps the gender card
In an astonishing admission, Julie Bishop told the Sunday Telegraph in February 2013 that she only agreed to pursue Gillard for her involvement with the […]
So this is what it feels like to be ruled
Whether it was Joh Bjelke-Petersen saying “Don’t you worry about that” or Tony Abbott saying “The adults are back in charge”, the comfort of handing […]
Short term sugar hit
When even the experts disagree, it’s not surprising that the electorate are divided on privatisation. The only say that Australians get in the sale of […]
Bring back the CES
The Commonwealth Employment Service (CES) was an Australian Government employment agency that was established in 1946. With the successful election of the Liberal government of […]
Prudent limitations
Two days before the 2013 Federal election Joe Hockey and Andrew Robb published a media release titled Final update on Federal Coalition Election Policy Commitments. […]
Mining and politics are joined at the hip
The following is a Facebook post by Jeremy Buckingham: There is a revolving door between mining and government. The following is a list of some […]
No word from our Freedom Commissioner about offshore detention
When George Brandis gifted the IPA’s Tim Wilson the high paying job of Human Rights Commissioner for Freedom despite his qualifications being “woefully inadequate”, he […]
What are the greatest challenges facing Australia?
What are the greatest challenges facing Australia? When allocating limited resources to best satisfy unlimited needs and wants, this is the question we must ask. […]
Who’s stinking up the clean air?
On Monday, Four Corners will air a program called House of Cards highlighting how precarious Tony Abbott’s position remains. After the failed spill motion, the […]
Subsidising Tony’s lifestyle
Tony Abbott’s “lifestyle choice” to live hundreds of kilometres from his place of work is costing Australians a small fortune. During the election caretaker mode […]