Rot in the Civil Service: Farewelling Mike Pezzullo
There was no better example of Australia’s politicised public service than its Home Affairs Secretary, Mike Pezzullo. In most other countries, he would have been […]
Politics
It’s You Lot Again !
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has now told us that the latest iteration of inflation is being driven by demand, reflecting in increased demand for […]
The demise of social cohesion is what threatens us most, and the Coalition has thrived on it
Internal bickering between ingrained, imported, or cultivated groups can have the most ruinous consequences for a nation’s social cohesion, particularly those of a multicultural mix […]
Pallywood Tactics: Al-Shifa Hospital and Israel’s Propaganda Effort
It resembles a chronology of desperation, shifting narratives, and schoolboy howlers. From the outset, the mass lethality of Israeli strikes against Gaza and the collective […]
Let us punish immigration detainees twice
Now the police want to influence immigration policy. I blame it entirely on Peter Dutton, of course. For a retired policeman, he seems not to […]
A Duty to Obey: David McBride, Whistleblowing and Following Orders
The unpardonable, outrageous trial of Australian whistleblower David McBride was a brief affair. On November 13, it did not take long for the brutal power […]
It’s down to us
It’s very convenient for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton that a lot of us are not overly interested in politics and can’t remember what we had […]
The mystery of polls is that they tell us nothing
They tell us very little, but we are still fascinated by them. Me included. At this time in the election cycle, polls suggest zero about […]
The Politics of Indefinite Detention in Australia
The High Court of Australia is not known for its zealotry in protecting human rights, and certainly not when considering the persuasive pull of international […]
Pass the Parcel is not a solution !
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court in the UK has ruled that sending asylum seekers to Rwanda for their refugee status to be assessed, […]
Chaos and confusion are intentional weapons: Albanese must strengthen not weaken the misinformation bill
The Albanese government announced this week that it would weaken proposed disinformation-suppressing measures because the Coalition was implacably opposed to them. It is hardly surprising […]
Can the Resource Rich States of WA and Queensland Add More Flexibility to the Federal Government’s Priorities Relating to Future Commercial Ties with China?
By Denis Bright Australia’s two most resource rich states of WA and Queensland are setting new priorities in budgetary management, capital works intervention and even […]
Who is this guy?
1 Who but a devotee of Trump would say such a thing?: “I have just called President Trump to say this: “Stay strong and keep […]
Judges fail to understand: people must pay a price for choosing to act as a Nazi
Victoria’s leading Neo Nazi left the County Court in Melbourne recently with the judge’s message, “Good luck with the future, Gentlemen” ringing in his ears, […]
The Voice of the Coalition
By Dr. Martha Knox-Haly and John Haly The failure of the Coalition’s Voice to Parliament has been an unusual congruence of events. No doubt some […]