Barnaby Joyce – a goose on the loose
Barnaby Joyce is truly a goose on the loose and the voters of New England should give considerable thought to replacing him with Tony Windsor. […]
Let’s talk about climate change
Media Release from Jessie Singh As we approach the double dissolution election scheduled for 2 July 2016, I am delighted to announce that Dr Anthony […]
Mathias The Misunderstood!
Ok, much has been made of Mathias Cormann’s so-called gaffe. Of course, most people are presuming that Mathias’ illiteracy – I mean he did come […]
Pious pollies paralyse popular policy
By Brian Morris A raft of socio-political issues – under the cold hand of winter – have advanced with all the speed of an Antarctic […]
Political transparency
By Nick Chapman, Independent NSW candidate for the Australian Senate A politician’s job is to represent the people, and run the country for the national […]
Behind the NBN raids: hypothetically speaking
By Ken Wolff On Thursday 19 May the AFP raided the parliamentary offices of Stephen Conroy in Melbourne and the home of a political staffer […]
Political and economic coup détat in Australia?
By Andreas Bimba Highly relevant to the forced exit of Australia’s car assembly industry are the free trade agreements (FTAs) and the goals of the […]
The Coalition have no idea where we are headed
I doubt Malcolm Turnbull or Scott Morrison, the supposed standout, go-to man for the Liberals, would understand the significance of the latest Wage Price Index. […]
Being Progressive: the universal declaration of human rights v the ten commandments
By James Moylan Ignorance is our default setting Ever since the enlightenment the various religious and totalitarian forces scattered about the globe have fought a […]
The profits of arms manufacturers are sacrosanct
On Q&A last night, Christopher Pyne and Anthony Albanese were asked, if we must “live within our means”, why is defence spending quarantined from the […]
Hordes of illiterates
By Ad astra If you had to pick a minister to deliver a nasty message, you would not go past Peter Dutton, master of cruel […]
Sydney’s Lock-out Laws: The Death of Nightlife and Tourism
By Oliver Clarke Australia’s a flawed land; a place of construction and destruction, sometimes in the same day. Sometimes in the same place. Sydney is […]
Dead cats and reset buttons
Let’s not give further oxygen to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton’s nonsensical, bigoted and racist comment the other day regarding refugees coming to this country, taking […]
The Election Campaign – Day 34,039!
This morning I noticed the headline from the local Murdoch Manipulation, which screeched: “TURNBULL LUNCHED WITH SLAIN LAWYER”. Now my immediate thought was how much […]
How the political world operates
Three stories from the last day or two bring home very forcibly how our political sphere operates. “A Chinese government-backed propaganda unit and a swag […]