An Open Letter to Tony Abbott (a happier one)
Dear Tony Abbott, It’s been a year since I last wrote to you. I was very angry back then, but you’ll be pleased to hear […]
Articles by Dr Victoria Fielding
Australia’s bigot problem
My first thought on hearing the news of the hostage situation in Sydney’s Martin Place this morning was ‘those poor, terrified people and their anxious […]
What’s wrong with the two party system?
I wrote recently about the mainstream media narrative of ‘yes the Liberal government has problems, but they’re no worse than the previous Labor government’- showing […]
Abbott’s ‘narrative’ and false advertising
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my marketing career, it’s that a brand does not belong to those who own it. Nike is not […]
The broken clocks are right twice a day
As if a switch has been flicked, as if a group memo has gone out (perhaps from Rupert Murdoch), Australian political journalists have all very […]
We already crowdfund the ABC
I know the person on Twitter who suggested that we could all crowdfund the ABC to save the 400 jobs and the services that are […]
What Abbott actually said
Weird and graceless. Shorten’s description of Abbott’s G20 address to world leaders was spot on. We all know that Abbott doesn’t perform well at public […]
Book Review: A Murder Unmentioned, by Sulari Gentill
Here I am again breaking into a series. A Murder Unmentioned (2014) is the sixth in a series set mostly in New South Wales in […]
Journalists have questions to answer
Look at this photo of Julia Gillard. Does this look like an innocent person – someone who has just been vindicated by a Judge as […]
The anti-politicians are not helping
Anti-politicians are everywhere. Clive Palmer is the left’s current favourite anti-establishment politician because he is blocking some of Abbott’s nastier budget policies. Palmer has broken […]
Gough: progress despite the haters
It’s been a sad week. I wasn’t alive when Gough Whitlam was Prime Minister, but my parents brought me up to understand that he was […]
Speak to Abbott voters
When will progressives learn to speak to people? Not at people. Speak to people. A great example of the wishy washy language that the left […]
I told you Abbott was naked
Abbott’s not wearing any clothes. His nakedness is now impossible for our lazy mainstream media, and in turn mainstream voters to ignore. I often complain […]
Dear Labor – enough with the beige!
It’s really hard to find someone who voted for Abbott’s Liberal government who is willing to justify their actions without mentioning the Labor Party. I […]
The voiceless and faceless public
I was listening to Radio National news this morning and it suddenly struck me – mainstream news media, including everyone from the ABC to Murdoch, […]