The terrier has fangs
Malcolm Turnbull would love voters to think he’s a fluffy white dog who wouldn’t hurt a fly. How can a man who adorably blogs on […]
Articles by Dr Victoria Fielding
The Right Wing Horror Story
Before, during and after the implosion of the Abbott government, commentators have blamed this political failure on a ‘lack of narrative’. The media’s narrative of […]
The same but different …
When Turnbull ‘knifed’ Abbott a week ago after publically shaming Abbott’s terrible government on national television while announcing his intent-to-knife, I wondered how the mainstream […]
I love Tony Abbott
As I watched Abbott, my nemesis, get torn down by his own side I was literally clapping. I slept better than I had in a […]
What have we done?
It took me a few days for the impact of the photo to hit me. I’ve never seen a dead child before. Photos of children […]
Bored or panicked?
Is the Abbott government bored or panicked? It’s hard to tell. Here’s the case for bored: they’ve done everything they promised to do and […]
An Open Letter to the Liberal Party
Dear Liberal Party Is he worth it? Is Tony Abbott’s Prime Ministership worth it since he’s done such irreparable damage to your brand? I have […]
The election: hope versus fear
Abbott is gearing up for an election. First he wants to ensure he will be the leader who takes the Liberal National Coalition to an election, […]
Racist Australia? Of course.
The Adam Goodes booing saga has me shocked. I’m not shocked at the incident itself; as a lifelong AFL supporter I’ve seen a lot of […]
Can we talk about the grey?
While the Labor Party debates their asylum seeker policy at their national conference this weekend, grappling with the task of finding a tenable position, a […]
How dirty?
How do I feel about Labor adopting Abbott’s turn back the boats policy? I will try to explain using a football analogy. On Sunday I […]
Labor Obsessed
It’s time for the political class in Australia to admit that they’re well and truly addicted to the Labor Party. I’m not just talking about […]
The Australia Tree
A metaphor occurred to me today about the Abbott government and I felt it was good enough to share. There’s nothing like a good metaphor […]
An Open Letter to Tony Abbott
Dear Tony Abbott, I will try to keep this letter brief as I know you have a short attention span and since you’ve never responded […]