We don’t need no stinkin’ white paper
Scott Morrison’s decision to not continue with the green and white papers on taxation reform should come as no surprise to anyone. Despite Scott’s assurances that […]
Day to Day Politics: ‘How about a parliamentary plebiscite on marriage equality’
Sunday January 31 January. 1 Hypothetical I know, but what about if next week, when Parliament resumes, Bill Shorten moves a non-binding vote on the […]
Poor Tony Abbott, Gonski And Framing Your Way To Government!
An interesting bit of framing occured with Dr Michael Jensen’s article about religious freedom. According to Dr Jensen, the rector at St Mark’s Anglican Church in Darling […]
Cupidity or stupidity?
In 1991, the government developed the Intra Government Communications Network (ICON) as a temporary fix for the Department of Foreign Affairs linking two of its […]
Day to Day Politics: A Saturday reflection
Saturday 30 January 2016 ‘Reflection’ is a marvellous word. It means to contemplate or give serious consideration to something. That’s the reason I’m not talking […]
The New Ugly Australia … Is the right dead wrong?
Australia has changed. I cannot say when exactly it happened but sometime in the last 15 years, while we were all stood around the BBQ […]
The gift that keeps on giving
The media is in a spin over all this chatter about the possibility that former PM Tony Abbott might make another run for the top […]
The Revolution of Political Evolution in Australia
By Philip Ayton From the deep recesses of Australian Politics, there is a storm brewing. This great nation, since before federation, has swung back and […]
Malcolm Turnbull And The Ballad Of The Flat Earth Rapper
Ok, B.o.B makes a lot of sense. He’s the rapper insisting that the earth is flat. B.o.B, real name Bobby Ray Simmons, started Tweeting photos which […]
‘Australia Day’ proves how misguided we are in understanding who holds the power
By Shane Primrose ‘Australia Day’ proves how misguided we are in understanding who holds the power… If you’re a little like me, you didn’t celebrate Australia […]
Centrelink sprung telling eligible parents they can’t apply for Paid Parental Leave
In an appalling case of pre-emptive bastardry, Centrelink customer service employees have been sprung telling at least one new mother that she should not apply […]
Tony the Abbott and 300 A.D. – The Glory Days of Christianity!
Yep, well, most of you are probably aware Tony Abbott is staying in Parliament to help his electorate get better transport links to the rest […]
Day to Day Politics: ‘Turnbull’s lack of leadership’
Wednesday 27 January 2016 1 Australia Day has now passed. I posted my view on why I believe Australia should become a Republic. The ferals […]
Turning Scott’s fantasy into reality
Scott Morrison said it was a “fantasy” that cracking down on multinational tax avoidance, or reducing the generosity of superannuation tax breaks, would deliver sufficient […]
Why On This Australia Day, I’m Proud To Be A Brisbane!
When I made a comment on Facebook as “Rossleigh Brisbane” someone attacked me saying that it was clearly a made-up name. Nup. It’s mine. And […]