Whose fault is it?
I once observed that it’d benefit a lot of organizations if someone was paid to take the blame when things go wrong. “We’ve overestimated/underestimated/overspent/missed the […]
Politics
Your vote might just be worth something after all
News.com.au have published an excellent and timely article, Federal Election promises, cuts and what they mean for you by Sarah Michael, which briefly examines Kevin […]
And The Winner Is …
This is emphatically not an election campaign about policy. Labor’s are mostly already in place and the Coalition doesn’t have any “big ticket” policies that […]
Careless whispers nothing to dance about
In my years of being old enough to know what an election campaign is, I cannot recall one so inundated with media tales of what […]
Joe Hockey Manages to Smear Himself
The Courier Mail today ran a story revealing that would-be Treasurer Joe Hockey failed to declare a family interest for most of the duration of […]
An Open Letter to Journalists at News Ltd
Dear News Ltd Journalists, I’m writing you this letter on behalf of all Australians. That includes everyone who can vote in the upcoming election, as […]
Talking about my generation
I was thinking the other day about my generation, or the people I come into contact with from my generation, and how little they care […]
Wapping: what can we learn from it?
While reading yesterday’s article Rupert Murdoch and the Liberal Party I was struck by the following: Rupert Murdoch has shown a total disdain for governments […]
Something is missing
There’s something missing from this election campaign. It’s not missing in my mind, but it seems to be missing from 95% of the political coverage […]
Conduct unbecoming?
By now everybody would have seen the widely condemned front page (above) of The Daily Telegraph, but did anybody read the accompanying editorial rubbish? I […]
It’s official: Joe Hockey has lost the plot!
With the announcement that the Reserve Bank is tipped to cut rates today, Joe Hockey has pounced: Mr Hockey says the expected cut shows Labor […]
Abbott loves Murdoch: a reminder
Within hours of my post “Murdoch hates Rudd: a reminder”, where I predicted that the Murdoch media would turn even more feral towards the Government as […]
Murdoch hates Rudd: a reminder
The Fairfax media and the social media have seized on the ‘rumour’ that Murdoch wants to wipe away Kevin Rudd’s chance of electoral success, in […]
A letter to Tony Abbott: “Not everybody dies at sea”
Dear Tony Abbott, Unless you have no respect for human life, especially for those who attempt to escape from their miserable existence to take ‘illegal’ […]
An easy life
How easy my life would be if I were a Greens supporter. I’m not saying this in a sarcastic way. I’m deadly honest. Life would […]