Towards an Australian republic (part 6)
By Dr George Venturini What do Australians believe? There may be no pretension in much simplicity, but there is a lot of lack of knowledge […]
Ten things more reckless than funding Gonski
Any leader who undermines the very essence of our shared Australian value of – “The Fair Go” is reckless. It is reckless toward us as individuals and it is reckless toward us as a collective. Turnbull’s rejection of Gonski funding is not just reckless, it is irresponsible and regressive.
Careful what you wish for
Careful what you wish for. I wonder if anyone ever said this to Turnbull while he scurried around courting leadership votes from his Liberal and […]
Adani And What You Tell Your Mistress!
Aloysuis says to his lover that he intends to leave his wife and move to Queensland, but it’s just a little inconvenient now because well, […]
Towards an Australian republic (part 5)
By Dr George Venturini What are the problems? First in line seems to be the perennial problem of Australian identity. In such ethnically different society […]
The Coalition are unbackable because of their policies, not their odds
The government’s new mantra, “Jobs and Growth”, is an admirable goal but they show no sign of a plan for anything more than short term […]
Day to Day Politics: Just Talking Heads
The Coalition regrets having to announce that good government has been further delayed. At least until after the next election. Circumstances beyond my control. I […]
Job growth in the US solar industry has grown 123% since 2010
By Dr Anthony Horton The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2015 report has revealed very impressive growth in the United States solar industry. The […]
Tehan’s tax take
Experienced flag waver Dan Tehan has been sent out again to float the idea of what he calls cuts to income tax which are apparently […]
Fighting climate change is critical to controlling the spread of the Zika virus
By Dr Anthony Horton News of the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil has prompted me to consider two environmental aspects affecting the control of infectious […]
Towards an Australian republic (part 4)
By Dr George Venturini There are undoubtedly difficulties First of all some figures, graphically to illustrate the boundaries of those difficulties. At the time of […]
Let your heart bleed: compassion is not weakness
Yesterday in Australia the High Court upheld the legality of off-shore detention of refugees, a decision that should come as a surprise to no one […]
Adani Puts Mine On Hold! (With update!)
Adani has put the Galilee mine on hold until coal prices recover. According to Axis Capital, the project is dormant and no expenditure is expected […]
“The best way to deter criminals is to abuse and traumatise children.”
The repeated and consistent claim from both the Coalition Government and Labor Opposition is that the offshore detention regime is necessary to deter the people […]
Malcolm Turnbull – Would You Buy A Used Government From This Man?
In the 1960 US presidential elections the Kennedy camp used a photo of Nixon with the caption, “Would YOU buy a used car from this […]