Good luck, Tony
The decision by Tony Windsor to challenge Barnaby Joyce for his old seat of New England has certainly stirred up a hornet’s nest with the […]
Day to Day Politics: the Gospel according to Craig
A departure from my usual post today. Craig Emerson is a Facebook friend and posted this last week. A witty piece of satire indeed. Hope […]
The Peta Principle – how Abbott rose to the level of his incompetence
By Ad astra ‘What’s wrong with Tony Abbott?” It’s a question that’s been asked ever since he rose to prominence as party leader, if not […]
Day to Day Politics: Gutless leadership.
Thursday 10 March 2016 1 I have been writing daily about Malcolm Turnbull’s takeover of the Liberal Party leadership. Anyone who follows my writing will […]
Wealth abuse, taxation and religion
By Brian Morris For three long years the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse heard tragic testimony from thousands of victims of abuse perpetrated by […]
Stop the screeching and look in the mirror, Michaelia
As Minister for Employment Michaelia Cash, who has been described as sounding like a “wharfie”, screeches her way through Senate Question Time demanding the reintroduction […]
A Message for the Swinging Voter.
If you are a swinging voter would you, in the light of this government’s behaviour over the past 30 months, think that they deserve to be […]
Day to Day Politics: Decisions, decisions, decisions.
Wednesday 9 March 2016 1 Tuesday’s Newspoll sees both Labor and the Coalition on 50/50 confirming that the poll a fortnight ago wasn’t a rogue […]
Turnbull Government ignores those most in need
On International Women’s Day comes this disturbing news from Canberra: Domestic violence leave has been stripped out of workplace agreements across the Commonwealth public service on […]
Putting The “Negative” Back Into Negative Gearing!
“Well, for most middle-income people it (negative gearing) is the one chance they’ve got to build some wealth.” Scott Morrison, Treasurer Mm, so it’s official! […]
IWD: A most exciting time to be a woman
In response to Malcolm Turnbull’s “Remarks to 2016 International Women’s Day Parliamentary Breakfast,” I would like to use this most innovative medium that women all […]
Day to Day Politics: ‘Shambolic’ – I cannot think of a better word.
Tuesday 8 March 2016 1 One would have thought that after Tony Abbott was disposed of, the good government that we were promised so often […]
Abbott’s excuses
In response to Nicky Savva’s tell-all book, Tony Abbott issued a press release in which he, unsurprisingly, sang his own praises. I stopped the boats. […]
Submarines And Leaks: An Unhealthy Combination…
Well, at least the leak was in the White Paper and not in the submarines themselves… As I’ve pointed out before, I read an interesting […]
Why Abbott’s sex life is my business
There’s only one circumstance in which I consider the sexual lives of politicians to be my business, and that’s when they legislate about what goes […]