The Future In Abbott’s Australia
“Sorry, I can’t stay for another beer – I’ve got a doctor’s appointment.” “You what?” “I’ve got a doctor’s appointment. I have to go and […]
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Operation Reducing The Welfare of Our Nation
Now, some people are complaining about the Abbott Government’s latest attempt to help the unemployed find work arguing that working 25 hours a week for […]
Liberals Complain That The Facts Are Showing A Distinct Bias Against Them!
Interviewer: Good morning, today we have the Treasurer of Australia, Mr Hoe Jockey, Good morning, Mr Jockey. Jockey: Good morning. Interviewer: Now, apparently while you […]
Double Standards? Why is Jacqui Lambie “getting away with it”?
I’m sure you’ve all heard about Jacqui Lambie’s disgraceful performance on the Kim and Dave show. No, I’m not talking about her description of her […]
Tony Abbott Changes Liberal Foreign Policy
“Let’s wait until we’ve got all the facts in before we come to hard and fast conclusions. But obviously it is the clear and settled […]
Why Clive Palmer may not be Abbott’s karma! A pattern emerges …
Anyone else wondering if there’s a pattern starting here? The Government proposes something. Clive creates BIG HEADLINES by suggesting that he’ll block it. There’s a bit […]
Why This Post Is Not About Ian Thorpe Even Though A Lamb Roast Might Still Cost $100!
“As some of you may have guessed, I’m a practising heterosexual. Yeah, I don’t know why that would be of interest to anyone either, but […]
Basil was right – don’t mention the war! But Tony thinks he may have just gotten away with it!
Now I’ve read a bit this week about the “special friendship” of Tony Abbott and Shinzo Abe. And I was a bit surprised by the […]
Law & Order, Mars and Why Tony Abbott is Right To Put Science Under The Industry Portfolio.
“I have a great idea for reducing the crime rate!” “What is it?” “Well, when someone is caught breaking the law, rather than wasting a […]
Why Tony Abbott Is Not A Sociopath!
Yesterday, the Abbott was telling us that it wouldn’t comment on the Marie Celeste boatload of asylum seekers because it was an “operational matter”, whereas […]
Fun With Numbers And Why Welfare Should Only Go To The Deserving
“This year the Australian government will spend on average over $6,000 on welfare for every man, woman and child in the country. Given that only […]
For The Sake Of Unity Why Don’t You All Agree With Me?
A couple of months ago, I read an amusing post on Facebook which basically said that the Left should stop fighting among themselves and work […]
The Weird World Of Tony Abbott’s Australia
While Googling Tony Abbott – now there’s something I wouldn’t have imagined myself doing twenty five years ago – I came across an interesting quote […]
When People Break The Law
Let’s take a look at Peter Greste for a second. He must have known that he was breaking the Egyptian law. Or at the very […]
The ABC of Bias
“Brooks found not guilty of hacking charges” Headline in “The Herald-Sun” Ok, it seems to go like this. Private media companies are allowed to […]