Staring into the Syrian Abyss
By Allan Patience The insanity of the proposal that Australia should commence bombing raids inside Syrian territory is beyond belief. Our belligerent prime minister insists that […]
Your Say
You know Tony doesn’t like you when . . .
When you think about it, this is rather clever (and too good not to share) and fairly well sums up Tony Abbott’s opinion of you […]
My Thought For The Day
Every day on Facebook I post a ”Thought For The Day”. More often than not they evoke some genuine heartfelt responses. Here is an example […]
Independence: it’s all ours
Judging by regular and somewhat repetitive comments that have been sent to our site’s Facebook page it appears (still) that many people have absolutely no […]
The Abbott Government keeps backing the wrong horse
I’m not much of a punter. I’ve ventured to the track a handful of times only to invariably put my money on horses that ran […]
Tony Abbott — leader or destroyer?
By Barry Tucker A small heading in today’s Sydney Morning Herald said Tony Abbott is not a bad leader. But how do you judge? If […]
Are our elected representatives really representing us?
The House of Representatives currently consists of 150 members, elected by and who represent single member districts. How can they possible be representing us when […]
Commissioner Dyson Heydon must resign
The impartiality of a Royal Commissioner must be beyond reproach. Dyson Heydon heads the Royal Commission into Trade Unions. It has been disclosed that he […]
The stage is set for a Turnbull challenge
Malcolm Turnbull will only get one likely chance to be Prime Minister, and that chance could be offered to him within days. Both Tony Abbott […]
Some climate change denialists are really stupid
Above is a photo of some place in Greenland. The unknown place looks a lot more hospitable than most of the photos I’ve seen of […]
Why shouldn’t retired politicians be made to wait too?
I saw this comment on Facebook that struck a chord with me and was too good not to share: “Joe Hockey wants us to work […]
Things that would make the Murdoch media scream (if Labor was in power)
Hardly a day goes by where we don’t learn of something utterly terrible happening to our environment, our economy, our reputation, or our people. And […]
This Week: the Fall of representative democracy
By François Crespel Over the course of this week, some events have hammered the first nails in the coffin of representative democracy as we know […]
I once booed Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes is an Australian I rate highly as not only a footballer but as a pillar of our society. His performances off the field […]
Why didn’t Tony tell Bronwyn to pay the money back?
There’s something odd about Bronwyn Bishop and Sophie Mirabella’s wedding. You most probably think that the odd thing is “why would anybody want to invite […]