I Love You, Malcolm OR Kiss Me Quickly, Before We’re Found Out!
“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes” Andy Warhol That’s the thing about politics. It’s the art of persuasion. The art of convincing people that […]
The relief of being relieved of a liar
(This is an update of a piece I posted in November 2014). Wednesday September 16 2015. ABC News: We asked how you felt about Malcolm […]
I’m not sure that I’m really suited to the democratic process
In 1971, Malcom Turnbull was in fourth form at Sydney Grammar. Writing for the school newsletter, he said the Liberal Party was full of “men […]
Tony And I Have Been Grieving But I Feel Better Now . . . Stockholm Syndrome Only Lasts So Long!
“What are you going to do now Abbott’s gone?” asked a friend. “What do you mean?” I responded. “Well you’ll have to actually think of […]
Political Realities, Leadership Change and why Democracy won
There are those on the left who desperately wanted Tony Abbott to be Prime Minister at the next election. They rightly saw his unpopularity as […]
Dirty deals?
Whilst everyone basks in the relief of not having to listen to Tony Abbott anymore, it is not yet time to stand down. Malcolm Turnbull […]
How I fell off the Chair
Greg Sheridan’s eulogy of the Abbott Prime Ministerial era in The Australian yesterday, says a lot about his loyalty to a close friend, but little […]
Back to climate change is crap
In case you were wondering, Australia still loves coal. Or so it would appear from an astonishing outburst from Senator Ian Macdonald yesterday. “The children […]
How do I feel?
By Bob Rafto I know it wasn’t wishful thinking but I’m sure Malcolm said in an interview that his party lied before the last election […]
I love Tony Abbott
As I watched Abbott, my nemesis, get torn down by his own side I was literally clapping. I slept better than I had in a […]
Abbott’s gone, so where to now?
For many of us the demise of Tony Abbott has seen our wish fulfilled. And it comes with an enormous amount of relief and satisfaction. […]
Behind every man . . .
According to Paul Sheehan, the Abbott coup wasn’t entirely about the ex-PM. It was about his Chief of Staff, Peta Credlin. The allegedly widely-loathed and […]
If you thought herding cats was hard, try corralling dinosaurs
It has been said that negotiating with the current Senate is like herding cats – and Lord knows those cats have some crazy ideas – […]
Another new fridge
Prime Ministers can be like fridges: same manufacturer, different model, writes AIMN reader Steve Laing. We got our last new fridge in 2013. It wasn’t […]
The case for an ETS by Malcolm Turnbull
With Tony Abbott and Bronwyn Bishop relegated to the backbench, we may be able to get back to policy discussion. So far, Malcolm Turnbull has […]