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 […]
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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 […]
Blind Freddie can see what’s coming
In the 1950s, Trade Union leaders were a highly militant collection of poorly paid, poorly educated men who had risen up through the ranks, some […]
I find it hard to believe that Tony Abbott simply does not know the law
For far too long Tony Abbott has said whatever he wants, whenever he wants, without a word of it being challenged. The price on carbon […]
Trouble in Paradise
On Q&A Monday night Feb 3 the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce made the astounding suggestion that if a person acting as the local journalist […]
Stand up and speak out
In Australian election campaigns, exorbitant amounts of money are spent on advertising. Our political parties rely on wealthy donors, and our political leaders spend enormous […]
What a Tawdry Little Exercise
I love my ABC. It is the complete channel. It provides a news service that is far superior to anything delivered on the commercial channels. […]
The Magical Land of Cadbury
The Land of Cadbury is a magical place. Whenever you want something just say the magic word abottandcadbury and hey presto…all wishes are granted. Tony […]
Seminary similarity
Recently I came across an extraordinary article published in the Bulletin magazine (reproduced at nofibs) written by Tony Abbott in 1987, six months after he […]
Why I will March in March
When I first saw mention on Twitter of the March in March, I’ll admit I was sceptical. Thoughts of a very small number of trucks […]
Living within our means
Last night I watched a giggling Leigh Sales interview Joe Hockey who vacillated between the laughing matesy wink wink buddy of the MSM and the […]
A Clever Strategy
It’s a familiar story. Every time a Liberal government is voted into office we hear the same old mantra about cracking down on welfare fraud. […]