A protected species
Last Monday night, the ABC held a live televised debate to kick off the South Australian election season. I attended, eager to see how SA […]
Politics
Heads must roll!
Yesterday the Australian reported that: “Australian Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn and WA Electoral Commissioner Peter Kramer handed their resignations to Governor-General Quentin Bryce today. The […]
Things we CAN afford
I know times are tough and that we will all have to tighten our belts (well so the government keeps telling me). The list of […]
Are you being served?
Democratic governments provide two fundamental functions in the service of a single overriding responsibility. When a government, through the performance of its two functions, betrays […]
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. […]
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 […]