Lisa Singh shows the ALP she is not done yet
Scratching heads and hurt egos plague the left of Tasmanian Labor as they discern how their Senate faction deal fell through. Their plans to install […]
The archetypal dilettante
You have to hand it to Tim Wilson. He is the archetypal dilettante – a man who swans around the world at other people’s expense […]
Pell: Nothing to see here, look over there
Cardinal George Pell has, in the face of fresh allegations of sexual abuse of children aired by ABC TV’s 7.30 Report this week, demanded a […]
Malcolm Takes The Lose/Lose Option on Rudd!
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lot of people who can make a case against Kevin Rudd becoming the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, but […]
The Coalition Environment Committee
Last October, the “Coalition Environment Committee” invited 5 people to address them before a Parliamentary Information Session sponsored by the Global Change Institute and the […]
George Pell – When There’s Smoke, There’s A New Pope Elected!
Ok, I’m going to stick by my principles here, because if you don’t stick by your principles, what are you? In the end, you’re just […]
Ever wondered why the Nationals have seven times as many seats as the Greens with less than half the votes? It’s all in the Gerrymander.
Earlier this week I wrote about inaccuracies in our voting system which are impacting who wins government. I showed how the LNP have held government […]
People power
Never has there been a better time for people to exert their power. As we have seen, nervous politicians with a very tight margin seem […]
Our politicians must be held accountable
Each year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) publishes, in its annual World Energy Outlooks (WEOs), its perspectives on the energy sector over the next 25 […]
Would we have an LNP government now if we used the NZ voting system?
If you look back at the last thirty Australian Federal Elections, the Australian Labor and Liberal National Parties have won the countrywide two-party preferred vote exactly fifteen times […]
Royal Commissions and the LNP
By Tracie Aylmer The 4Corners program into torture within children’s detention centres in the Northern Territory must have really shocked a great number of people […]
Why is there so much anger?
By Ad astra No matter when we listen to the news, watch TV, or browse social media, the pervading emotion in so many items is […]
Did we just spend $1 trillion dollars to buy Malcolm Turnbull a job?
When the Coalition released their Defence white paper in February this year, they recommitted to Tony Abbott’s arbitrary goal of raising defence spending to 2% […]
Someone’s gotta pay
According to the Coalition government, the ALP’s campaign over the privatisation of Medicare was somewhere between dishonest and outright lies. While it is true that […]
A leader in name only – our powerless PM
One of the most important attributes of leadership is the ability to unite your team, to set the direction, and to get people collaborating towards […]