Wave a flag and see who shoots
Scott Morrison has told the Murdoch press he is keen on doing a deal with the states where the federal government gets one third of […]
Why The Left May Have The Adani Decision All Wrong!
Over the past few days, I’ve read a lot of concern about the potential for environmental damage that Adani may cause in Queensland. I suspect […]
A deliberate act
‘The deliberate act of reducing services to the Indigenous population to create continual atrocities, and positive recommendations to provide a step forward for human rights’, […]
Why is the Australian Government so frightened of David Icke?
“Why is the Australian Government so frightened of David Icke?” asks Mandy Kane. On Tuesday 15 December, UK based researcher David Icke posted a video […]
I’m not as excited as Malcolm
In the Canberra Times, Lisa Cox assessed Malcolm Turnbull’s first 100 days as Prime Minister – his successes and problems. She lists his 5 achievements […]
The truth about the Adani bonanza
We have all heard the oft-quoted figure of 10,000 jobs being created by the proposed Adani venture in Queensland. When the Indian mining giant’s expert […]
Threats to the security of our nation
National security has been an important topic, at least for politicians, but their focus has been all wrong. It isn’t asylum seekers breaching our borders, […]
If We Could Just Rid Of Muslims And The Arts…
Now, normally I don’t respond to trolls. To paraphrase make Mark Twain, arguing with a troll is like wrestling with a pig, you end up […]
All aboard the gravy train
Before Tim Wilson was gifted the high-paying job as a Human Rights Commissioner, he hadn’t really worked unless you count “media whore” for the IPA. […]
The jig is up. We’re looking at you
To the Business Council of Australia (aka the Biggest Con Artists) et al: The jig is up. You have been playing the Australian people for […]
Implementing Commitments of the Paris Climate Conference
Implementing Commitments of the Paris Climate Conference: More Consensus-Building as the Progressive Challenge for 2016 writes Denis Bright. With existing Australian emission control strategies insufficient […]
Social Welfare: Fact and Fiction
One of the more common complaints made by conservative contributors to social media debates, relates to the issue of welfare recipients, i.e., who is getting […]
That’s politics
On Tuesday night, in an interview on 7:30 report, Scott Morrison made a very ugly confession. When asked about the change in rhetoric from “budget […]
The Economy Is A Flesh-Eating Spider With Wings – Special Offer, One Week Only!
“All models are wrong, but some are useful.” George E. P. Box Scotty Morrison’s recent analogy got me thinking about analogies. I mean, for years […]
Is this who we have become?
Yesterday Elizabeth Farrelly wrote an article for the SMH titled The Australian fair go is dead: now it’s the strong beating up on the weak […]