Help, I’m sinking

February 13, 2014 Kaye Lee 96

In a press conference today, Joe Hockey repeated his catchphrase yet again: “Lift the tide and all boats will rise” Well I’m sorry Mr Hockey […]

It’s a man’s world

February 11, 2014 Kaye Lee 36

My grandmother began teaching a few years after Federation. When she married my grandfather in 1917, she was forced to resign because the Commonwealth Public […]

Enough is enough

February 8, 2014 Kaye Lee 169

I am ashamed. I am ashamed of the appalling treatment handed out to our first female Prime Minister. I am ashamed of the inhumane treatment […]

Hot time in Brisbane

February 7, 2014 Kaye Lee 11

In September 2013, then host of the G20, Russia, produced a 27-page long G20 Leaders’ Declaration outlining their future priorities and goals. Contained in that […]

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It stops with me.

February 6, 2014 Kaye Lee 38

“The standard you walk past is the standard you accept.” When I heard Chief of Army, David Morrison, utter these words about incidents […]

Stand up and speak out

February 4, 2014 Kaye Lee 29

In Australian election campaigns, exorbitant amounts of money are spent on advertising. Our political parties rely on wealthy donors, and our political leaders spend enormous […]

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Seminary similarity

February 2, 2014 Kaye Lee 187

Recently I came across an extraordinary article published in the Bulletin magazine (reproduced at nofibs) written by Tony Abbott in 1987, six months after he […]

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Abbott’s Army

January 27, 2014 Kaye Lee 28

I always thought I was pretty good at maths but this Green Army thing has got me beat. “This is a $300 million policy over […]

Shipping Oars

January 26, 2014 Kaye Lee 25

Tony Abbott’s brief sojourn in Davos left most of us cringing and somewhat bemused as to the purpose of his journey. He met with some […]