Frydenberg, Thatcher and Reaganomics
I really think that policy in the Coalition government is stuck in a time warp! The current Treasurer – the one who smiled when he […]
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Morrison – the buck stops with you!
Before commencing writing this post, I read another brief biography of Morrison’s career which was less directly critical than one I had read earlier and […]
Scottie from marketing forgot to study history
Scott Morrison makes many – too many – mistakes, but his biggest one is presenting the Coalition government as a one-man band – SCOTT MORRISON […]
RIGHTS – AND ASSOCIATED RESPONSIBILITIES
I was gobsmacked when I read this Tweet today (19/07/20): @VikGrujic @DanielAndrewsMP I will not wear a mask. I will not pay a fine. I […]
A ‘To Do’ list for Scott Morrison
Actually doing a good job as Prime Minister of Australia is far harder than trying to think up smart marketing slogans. That sounds like a […]
Crisis, chaos, collapse
Serendipity has resulted in my living in the capital of the Northern Territory for most of my life, and all of the later part, which […]
Happiness – and despair
The only psychology I have studied formally was a unit on the psychology of teenagers, which was part of my Dip Ed (Secondary), which I […]
An open letter to Scott Morrison, PM
Mr Morrison, Do you realise how much better off you are than the vast majority of Australians who are directly affected by your policy decisions? […]
Leadership and popularity
[Terry Mills has defended his fracking flip-flop, saying he doesn’t believe the ‘pipe dream’ will improve the Territory’s finances. Picture: Katrina Bridgeford] My knowledge of […]
Constitutional Failure
If the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed one thing, it is the total inadequacy of the Australian Constitution. Like most people, I know a little about […]
Values and change
History gives us an imperfect picture of time past. Perspective and purpose of the author of public records can distort the view of what has […]
Information and influence
This post might be usefully be sub-titled “Communication, consultation and cultural connections”. We have not learnt our lesson from dealing with our First Nations, because […]
Prejudice springs from ignorance
Before coming to Australia, I lived for just over 10 years in Gravesend, Kent – directly across the Thames from the Tilbury docks. This was […]
Ignorant, ill-informed or just plain stupid?
I wonder how many of you share my feeling of desperation over our failure to elect a government which believes in research, science, evidence, improving […]