First day back at the Parliamentary Coal Face
By Jane Salmon This summer a rather lot has changed. What’s the bet that next Tuesday Scott Morrison shakes firies hands in the courtyard of […]
By Jane Salmon This summer a rather lot has changed. What’s the bet that next Tuesday Scott Morrison shakes firies hands in the courtyard of […]
As soon as people start talking seriously about taking action on the Climate Emergency, an early question is “How much will it cost?” I will […]
As an observer, I am becoming convinced that current government ineptitude is the price we are paying for the politicisation of the Australian Public Service […]
Recently, a friend of mine had problems with his AIMN subscription, but when I later asked if it was sorted out, he responded that he […]
By Elizabeth Dangerfield The trouble with reasonable people is that they are so reasonable. They play by the rules. They tolerate the intolerable. They try to conquer their […]
On Australia Day 2020 I intend to sit that one out, preferably out in the bush somewhere, as far away from the flag-waving and nationalistic […]
By Elizabeth Dangerfield Like so many in Australia at this moment, my anxiety about the future has impacted on my mental health. But those who […]
I have a very dear family member, who subscribes to The Australian, and with whom relations have been heavily stressed in ‘debating’ what I see […]
Just how blind to reality are these people who currently strut the stage as elected Members of Parliament, selected to govern Australia? Grieving relatives of […]
A poem about the impact of natural disasters on mental health and a plea to us all to be there for the long haul. Don’t […]
While a far from perfect system, trial by jury has certain important features which should be taken into account in making our own judgements on […]
It was Tony Abbott’s ludicrous, bow-legged saunter that encapsulated the man; some wag once remarked that he looked like a cowboy leaving a rodeo portaloo. […]
As the bush fires rage so too does the debate on how land should be managed, specifically to prevent the repeat of these catastrophic fires. […]
You could probably divide the world’s adult population into three groups. Those who have minds open to accepting new knowledge, those who have trouble absorbing […]
By Jane Salmon “I Told You So” Isn’t That Much Fun in This Heat. But we DID. It is so tempting to point out the […]
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