What does Clive Palmer want?
The first Joe Hockey budget is about to be presented to parliament and to the people. There has been plenty of speculation about cuts to […]
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Contemptuous dismissal
Terry2 April 28, 2014 • 6:36 am “I got to wondering why Andrew Neil’s (Spectator Australia) interview with Joe Hockey was a ‘break through’ moment. […]
Another Open Letter to Tony Abbott
Dear Tony Abbott I’m writing to you again with the knowledge that you clearly haven’t read my previous correspondence, including this letter, this letter and […]
Budget emergency or a gambler in trouble?
During those first few weeks after the election, as over half a nation sat there in shock contemplating what had just happened, presumably flushed with […]
A Soldier’s Story
Anzac Day stories abound this time of year and remind us of sacrifices made, heroic deeds undertaken and the absurdity of wars. This day is […]
The message was delivered: no confidence in the Abbott Government whatsoever
A Statement of No Confidence in the Abbott Government has been delivered to the Australian Parliament as a message from the 100,000 people who took […]
Kevin bloody Andrews
As a companion piece to Rossleigh’s excellent article, I thought it might be useful to have a closer look at our Social Services Minister, Kevin […]
Hands off our icons
Every time I hear a politician say ‘fair dinkum’ I cringe. Aside from sounding silly, it’s the desecration of an icon, the verbal equivalent of […]
Why Are You Being So Negative? A word in Abbott’s defence!
Every time I pick up the paper, there’s some letter or opinion writer criticising the Liberal Party and accusing Abbott of lying to the electorate. […]
And now for something completely different …
I have been critical lately of our system of government and have been inspired by the words of Ted Mack, Tony Fitzgerald and others (including […]
Can our democracy be saved?
When you see Tony Abbott as Prime Minister, Joe Bullock elected in front of Louise Pratt, Bronwyn Bishop as Speaker, Tim Wilson given a job […]
Simple minds
Politics is a complex beast. The vast majority of Australians don’t want to even think about how complex it is, let alone read articles about […]
Government of the people, by the powerbrokers, for the mates
Ted Mack is credited by Wikipedia as “the only person ever to have been elected and re-elected as an independent to local, state and federal […]
Words matter
Words matter. When things happens in politics, the tone of how events are reported, the words that are used, and the way situations are framed […]