It will be ugly
By Arthur Plottier More extreme-right senators in Canberra. Notably one Pauline Hanson. I am absolutely flabbergasted how people can vote for an individual that promotes […]
The instant, universal, collective amnesia of the MSM
Turnbull suffers a massive loss, the election result is on a knife’s edge, and so the afternoon after the election the Australian press is full […]
Misinformed Malcolm And Petulant Peta Make This An Election Night To Forget!
‘As the results continued to get worse for the Turnbull government, Ms Credlin refused to join Bolt in calling for Mr Turnbull’s resignation, but said […]
Labor’s Epic Campaign in Longman: Social Market Solutions for the Future?
By Denis Bright Australia needs a government with a clear plan for the future. Malcolm Turnbull has such a plan and he deserves another term […]
What did we learn?
What did we learn Malcolm? We learned that the policies from Abbott’s 2014 budget have been comprehensively rejected by Australia. You chose to tinker round […]
Balance of Power Meter: 2016 Federal Election Night Tracker
Update at 8:00 am, 3 July 2016 At 8:00 am on 3 July, there are around nine Decider seats that are too close to call. As […]
Let the counting begin
It’s almost time to start counting the votes. Many readers will be watching the live count but for those who aren’t, please feel free to […]
Environmental policy implications of Brexit must be given priority in exit negotiations with the EU
By Dr Anthony Horton In the wake of the Brexit vote, I have chosen to devote this article to discussing what it means for environmental […]
From Brexit, to Trump, to the Australian election: how can politics have meaning in a post-truth world?
By Kate Noble-Judge From the success of Brexit to the rise of Trump in the US presidential elections, the term “post-truth politics” has emerged as […]
Malcolm’s report card
Many people claim that, because Malcolm Turnbull is personally wealthy, he is more qualified to oversee our economy. But if the ABS figures are anything […]
A Look At The Future…
Ok, I’ve always said that elections are a bit like grand finals. While the result may look like a foregone conclusion, it’s always worth remembering […]
I’ll have the boats, please
With the news during the week that a boat with 21 Vietnamese asylum seekers had been shoved back to sea came the solemn warning from […]
The Marriage Act: what is it good for?
In 2004, the Howard LNP government amended the Marriage Act of 1961 to read as follows: Marriage means the union of a man and a […]
Who wants to negotiate?
By Ian Smith It is almost certain that the party we elect in the House of Reps on Saturday will not control the Senate, and […]
The disillusioned voter’s guide to making a difference with your vote
You wouldn’t know there was an election coming where I live. There’s no posters on poles, no pollies hanging around on the streets, no letterbox […]