Carbon Tax Axed – sellout or smart politics?
From The Age we learn that Rudd dumps Gillard’s carbon tax. Then Treasurer Chris Bowen confirms Government will scrap carbon tax for floating price. Ok, the […]
Rossleigh
Mr Fox wants you to vote for Mr Rabbit
INTERVIEWER Good morning, Mr Rabbit. MR RABBIT Good morning. INTERVIEWER For the past three years, the polls have had you as the one expected to […]
One should always doubt the Sceptics
If you have a choice between a conspiracy and incompetence, according to popular wisdom, it’s generally safer to presume incompetence. Mind you, conspiracy theories are […]
Why I always sing along to David Crosby’s “Almost Cut My Hair”
A few weeks ago someone on the Internet accused me of engaging in the “politics of envy” and class warfare, and I began to wonder […]
1984 is dated – Huxley was right!
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there […]
Accurate predictions for election result, Melbourne Cup and the stock market
More than 90% of everything is predictable; most predictions are wrong. How do I reconcile those two things. Well, quite simply, people don’t bother to […]
Privatisation of Prisons – a how to guide
Once upon a time in the state where I live, prisons were built and maintained by the State Government, which was a bad thing because […]
What’s on the Menu? Part 2
A couple of weeks ago, I posted “What’s on the Menu” about the Mal Brough dinner. Someone who works in the hospitality industry raised a […]
Kevin Rudd is NOT Prime Minister yet!
The media keep announcing that Kevin Rudd is PM again. He’s not! He’s just been elected leader of the Labor Party. Julia Gillard continues to […]
Just thought I’d get in first …
Labor’s leadership crisis took a turn for the worse today when Rudd replaced Gillard as leader. While Gillard has announced that she will quit politics […]
Speculation
“A long-term study by Philip E. Tetlock of the University of Pennsylvania found that when political scientists claimed that a political outcome had absolutely no […]
No Rudd challenge? That’s the news, apparently
“Labor’s crippling leadership stand-off is showing no signs of resolution with the former prime minister, Kevin Rudd, still refusing to challenge and Julia Gillard hardening […]
The future is a fiction
The future is a fiction. Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is a either a fool or a snake oil salesman. Yes, we need to […]
What’s on the Menu?
There is a post going round social media which alleges to be from someone called “Sascha Taylor” where she claims to have worked at the […]
Class Warfare?
The following quotes are just a few ideas from Abbott and Rinehart: “TONY Abbott has proposed banning the dole for people under 30 in a […]