Beam Me Up, Scotty or did the Government use an Allen Key when they built their policies?
“We want to send a very clear message that we want you in work when you are job-ready, that you don’t have the option of […]
Ooh Ah James McGrath
When Queensland Liberal Senator James McGrath gave his maiden speech in July last year, Doug Cameron described him as a “fruit loop ” and a […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday May 23 “Love has No Gender” Irish voters appear to have voted heavily in favor of allowing same-sex marriage in a historic referendum in […]
That’s One for Bill
Whatever the outcome of Bill Shorten’s surprise move this week, he has caught Tony Abbott on the hop and executed one very successful wedge. Nice […]
Perpetrators and enablers: Abbott’s deafening silence
By Jennifer Wilson Watching convicted pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale give evidence at the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse yesterday was not easy, yet his […]
Let The Market Decide, Unless We Want To Make The Decisions…
Ok, this could be a very long post, but I suspect that I’m just going to make it short because if I wrote down all […]
Arthur’s last hurrah: Calwell, Whitlam & the Ky visit to Australia*
By Phillip Deery In the torrent of tributes for Gough Whitlam after his death in October 2014, it is easy to forget the rancour and […]
What’s the diff?
With Tony Abbott keen to make superannuation an election issue and a point of differentiation between the parties, it is worth revisiting the Coalition’s record. […]
I’m alright, Jack
One of the things that has defined Australia in the past, given us a sense of pride, and made this country such a wonderful place […]
Marriage equality: As simple as changing five words
By Eva Cripps. Catholics are not known for social progression. Abortion is evil. Divorce is a sin. Being gay is unnatural and against God’s will. […]
Why the budget will fail
Joe Hockey is sitting on a knife edge, just like our economy. His 2015-16 fiscal statement (the budget) is predicated on the expectation that the […]
Misbehaving, My Ex-wife and Money
When I first started reading Richard H. Thaler’s “Misbehaving – The Making of Behavioural Economics”, I couldn’t help but think of my ex-wife. Now, I […]
Nudge to humans from planet Earth: How many warnings do you lot need?
“Hi Humans. Lately you may have noticed that I have accelerated the melt rate of my Antarctic Glaciers. Lately you may have noticed that I […]
On entitlement and celibacy
A sense of entitlement is listed as one of the symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, which seems so obvious you probably don’t need to go […]
My thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday 16 May 1. Every time, when talking about superannuation, Joe Hockey says “it’s their money” I am infuriated. The 15% tax discount given to […]