Dutton has lost control
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has well and truly lost control of his portfolio. The past year alone provides a rich field of examples of Dutton’s […]
Why Tony Abbott Isn’t Darth Vader … Although Christopher Pyne May Be R2-D2!
Another Star Wars movie. Little did I know when I saw that first one way back in the seventies that I was watching something that […]
Dear Mr Murdoch
By Bob Rafto. Dear Mr Murdoch Life’s good for an old fella it seems and may you live long to enjoy it. However, there is […]
Don’t open the champagne just yet
Today saw the release of what, at first glance, seem promising improvements in employment in Australia. The headlines are saying that unemployment has dropped from […]
Confusion in the Turnbull Government
Much about the Turnbull Government confuses me. Either I don’t know what they’re talking about, or they themselves have no idea what they’re talking about. […]
The top 5 signs that your country’s Refugee Policy is a disaster
Australia’s Minister for Saying-We’ve-Stopped-the-Boats – one Mr Peter ‘PDuddy’ Dutton – was out and about this morning defending what he and his government believe is […]
Skip the work and save part and go straight to invest, you’ll be better off
Today Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox is giving a speech in which he will assert that broadening the base of the GST and […]
The Anglo-American ambush of the Whitlam Government – 11.11.1975 (Part 4)
Who was really behind the dismissal of the Whitlam Government? On this, the 40th anniversary of the dismissal, Dr George Venturini* critically examines the giddy […]
Ms Gillard’s sickening hypocrisy laid bare
It was with disbelief, and finally contempt, that I watched excerpts of the Al Jazeera interview with former Prime Minister Julia Gillard on the topic […]
Democracy: The Genie is out of the bottle
Equality and freedom are two core component of democracy. Whether it’s me, you or Malcolm Turnbull walking into that polling booth on election day – everybody’s vote […]
Labor’s Scare Campaign . . .
“This morning, we’ll be talking to prominent Coalition supporter, Mr Con Server-Tiff. Good morning.” “Now, if I can just correct you, I’m not a Coalition […]
The Anglo-American ambush of the Whitlam Government – 11.11.1975 (Part 3)
Who was really behind the dismissal of the Whitlam Government? As we approach the 40th anniversary of the dismissal, Dr George Venturini* critically examines the […]
Extreme event attribution is turning up the heat on climate change deniers
By Dr Anthony Horton According to a recently published report by the American Meteorological Society (AMS) entitled “Explaining Extreme Events of 2014 From a Climate […]
The Strange Case Of The Liberal Party!
Perhaps my brain is wired differently, but I tend to notice contradictions in things. Of course it’s pretty easy to notice the contradiction in Peter […]
The Anglo-American ambush of the Whitlam Government – 11.11.1975 (Part 2)
Who was really behind the dismissal of the Whitlam Government? As we approach the 40th anniversary of the dismissal, Dr George Venturini* critically examines the […]