We can’t ignore politicians’ Christianity any longer
It has been traditional for journalists and public figures to respect the individual political candidate’s religion as private. America shows us the danger of creeping […]
It has been traditional for journalists and public figures to respect the individual political candidate’s religion as private. America shows us the danger of creeping […]
One of Trump’s co-defendants –the (very soon to be) ex-lawyer Mr Chesebro – just took a metaphorical swing at the Prosecutor, and hit Trump. As […]
While not identifying as or trying to sound like an old school socialist, the slogan of the ‘ruling classes’ for the forthcoming referendum is abysmal. […]
Rightly or wrongly, we expected the NACC to progress much faster than it has. After experiencing ten rotten years of scandal upon scandal, the National Anti-Corruption Commission was promoted […]
It is hard to gauge the importance of the Trumpist Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event that took place in Sydney this weekend. There were […]
My first opinion piece on The Political Sword blog was written about 10 years ago and dealt with truth in political advertising. The piece discussed […]
If the following words sound familiar, the reason is that l have posted them before. However, it may be best to reread them to understand my […]
What does a Liberal vote mean if the ultraconservatives take over the party’s mechanisms? The Liberal Party is in deep trouble. As our main “conservative” […]
In the mid 1970s, Australian ‘glam rock’ band Skyhooks released an album titled ‘Ego is not a Dirty Word’. The single of the same title […]
Scott Morrison smirks and sniggers as Bill Shorten shreds the ex PM’s attempt to play the victim over Robodebt. Mugs the camera. Peter Dutton needs […]
Four years ago I wrote the following article. I have released it again, because it shows us the timeless nature of politicians. If it was […]
By Denis Bright Expect a boost in polling support for the Yes case in the forthcoming referendum after the public relations triumph of the Garma […]
The AUSMIN 2023 talks held between the US Secretaries of State and Defense and their Australian counterparts, confirmed the increasing, unaccountable militarisation of the Australian […]
After all the conniving corruption of the Coalition’s Luddite term of office, one might have reasonably concluded that they had drained the swamp of their […]
We have seen various flood metaphors used to describe ways to distort and destroy the democratic project in the Trump era. Scott Morrison’s accusation that […]
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