What Madness is This?
There is strong support to suggest that Australia’s hosting of the G20 in November this year is not going to bode well for Tony Abbott. […]
Politics
An act of betrayal
Before the introduction of carbon pricing Tony Abbott claimed that the price of petrol would go up by 6.5c per litre. It actually went down […]
Factional fighting
The title of this article is Murdochesque in that it may have inflamed anger you are already feeling, but the article that follows won’t provide […]
What really killed vehicle manufacturing in Australia?
The death knell for Australia’s vehicle manufacturing industry was not because of high labour costs, writes Andreas Bimba in this guest article, but the free-trade […]
About this Qantas thing
Trying to understand a nation’s economy is not easy. There is so much to absorb. Whenever I feel unable to get my head around any […]
Money for nothing and the clicks are free
Tony Abbott has spent $4.3 million so far to find out what we think. Apparently future policy decisions will be made dependent on Facebook likes […]
The Public Good is good for everyone
While the Abbott government continues to swing their wrecking ball, it would appear many people are waking up to just how extreme-right this government is. […]
The Age of Entitlement is moving up in the world
In 2002, Tony Abbott’s hostility to paid parental leave reached a crescendo, when he declared to the press: “Compulsory paid maternity leave? Over this Government’s […]
Capitalism isn’t democracy
Capitalism is an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained […]
Help, I’m sinking
In a press conference today, Joe Hockey repeated his catchphrase yet again: “Lift the tide and all boats will rise” Well I’m sorry Mr Hockey […]
Navy not above suspicion
In the cult movie, “The Blues Brothers” there is a car chase; possibly the best car chase ever filmed. Such is the chaos being wrought […]
The march of neo-liberalism
What is the Abbott Government doing wrong? Many could argue long and hard over that question, but in this guest article Andreas Bimba points to […]
Hockey rattles the Corporate Sector
Joe Hockey gave a speech at the Lowy Institute on Thursday, 6th February to outline this year’s G20 agenda. The mainstream media practically ignored it […]
Penalty rates at my local pub
It’s all so very predictable. In his usual sloppy and insipid way, Tony Abbott is trying to bring on an industrial relations war with unions […]
Julie Bishop’s SNAFU moments
On February 2, Insiders began their commentary for 2014. As usual, they included a right-wing voice for “balance”. This time it was Niki Savva from […]