What are you hiding Malcolm?
When Tony Abbott launched his campaign in 2013, he told us “you can’t trust what Labor tells you.” He said Kevin Rudd was “running the […]
Public schools, politics, and a religious divide
By Brian Morris Australia is creating a new socio-religious divide — inadvertently, or perhaps intentionally — based squarely on education. And it is reflected in […]
Selling off the family jewels
The following is an excerpt from a report on privatisation commissioned by The Unitarian Church of East Melbourne prepared and written by Henrike Brussaard and […]
Coal peddlers are far more dangerous than heroin peddlers
The science is settled regarding the relationship of atmospheric C02 and average atmospheric temperature. Ice cores demonstrate a sturdy correlation that stretches way back for […]
Why on earth would you want to vote for the LNP?
Give or take a bit, the polls have both parties squared off at 50/50. So it means that half of the voting population are prepared […]
There’s an election around the corner, and it’s hard to pick
By Peter McCarthy The way our democracy has evolved to this point in time has led to much angst, and it’s hardly surprising. Sometimes it […]
The tale of two Daleks
By Ad astra Good Daleks are hard to find. They’re expensive. But for the Treasury and the Department of Finance, no cost is too high. […]
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
In the lead-up to the 2004 election, Health Minister Tony Abbott promised there would be no changes to the Medicare safety net. TICKY FULLERTON: Will […]
Shorten’s Labor: Fair Go Mate!
The saying, ‘Fair Go Mate’ embodies so much of what Australians are about in three little words – a fair go. It sums up everything that is […]
Hi, I’m The Economy And My Partners Don’t Understand Me…
Now, I don’t want to boast… Well, actually I do, but I’ve got very little to boast about and if I start boasting without actually […]
Labor’s Campaign Launch
By Denis Bright With 28 per cent of the electorate now supporting minor parties, Bill Shorten’s inspirational campaign launch offers a positive adrenalin shock to […]
It’s the Economy, but who actually understands it?
If you can believe the current polling, it tells us that most people rate the economy as one of the top three issues in this […]
The gargantuan greed of Gina Rinehart
She is at it again. It’s election time so out rolls Gina Rinehart to give her opinion/edict about what must be done. Mining magnate Gina […]
Plebiscite: NOT a Civil and Respectful Debate
A Shorten Labor Government promises to pass Marriage Equality within the first 100 days if they win the election. An Abbott-Turnbull Government favours a plebiscite. Both of these cases were argued at the first Facebook leaders debate last night.
The Power of Partnership
In Australia, we have all the ingredients for a society that allows all its citizens to flourish in a healthy, safe environment but the powerful […]