Scotty And Those Lucky Women…
Hi, here’s my report of the past few days. I’m hoping to be made the Politics editor because there seems to be a vacuum. Snippets […]
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Democracy Is Really Just Mob Rule And Why I’m Innocent Of Everything
It concerns me that people calling for an investigation into Christian Porter are being dismissed as some sort of lynch mob ignoring the rule of […]
Crikey! It’s Got So A Bloke Can’t Have An Opinion Anymore…
There’s been a bit of a backlash to David Hardaker’s Crikey article about recovered memories just because the man has no qualifications in the area […]
« The Sewer Of Twitter » Is Why Chris Uhlmann Should Receive An Award
Chris Uhlmann should receive an award for his writing about Twitter. No, not a Walkley, but there are many great fiction awards and Chris has […]
This Is Personal But We Can Never Have Another Royal Commission
Not sure I can do this… It’s not the sort of thing I normally write and someone accused me of making a joke about one […]
Let’s Try To Be Fair And Balanced About This…
Trigger warnings. One of the problems with politics was best expressed when a Liberal politician was attacking a policy that she thought was Labor’s, only […]
The Presumption Of Innocence Is Reserved For Those With A Good Lawyer…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote that I found the phrase, “not a hanging offence” rather absurd for the simple reason that there are […]
See Scotty Run, Run Scotty Run!
This is Scotty: He doesn’t hold a hose. What does Scotty do? Scotty does a lot of standing. Stand Scotty, Stand. Scotty shakes hands, Shake, […]
When You Call Me Privileged, It’s Just The Politics of Envy!
Privilege is a funny thing, because the privileged often fail to see their privilege and just think that it’s their right. Take the recent discussion […]
Investigation Into What Prime Minister And His Office Knew Concludes Its Report!
Phil: Ok, I’ve interviewed the rest of the staff and, with your permission, Mr Morrison, I need to ask you a couple of questions. Scotty: […]
The Mysterious Case Of The Steam Cleaned Sofa…
Ok, the title’s a bit misleading because I originally had this idea about a Sherlock Holmes type mystery to look into the Brittany Higgins case […]
Note To Morrison: “You’re Going To Need A Bigger Carpet!”
There’s a famous line in “Jaws” after Brody first sees the shark: “You’re going to need a bigger boat!” With all the things that the […]
Why The Public Don’t Understand The Give And Take Of Political Interviews!
People were a little upset with Patricia Karvelas and her questioning of Tony Burke. I’m not going to go off on a long tangent here […]
National Party Fractures With Canavan Refusing To Support Leader’s Position!
In looking at our current government – even when I try to put aside any of my different priorities and values – I’m struck by […]
Save Yourself Some Time: All The Coalition Interviews Ever Here!
“Good afternoon, we have the Liberal Party spokesman for marketing and photo opportunities, Mr Farr Cup.” “Good afternoon, pleasure to be here.” “First off, how […]