Cutting through the crap
The Coalition want to talk about the past or the future but never the present. Here are a few details from this year’s budget. Net […]
The Coalition want to talk about the past or the future but never the present. Here are a few details from this year’s budget. Net […]
It made my heart sing last night to hear Emma Alberici tell Mathias Cormann a few home truths in one of the best interviews I […]
Fair, reasonable and balanced. That has been Tony Abbott’s latest pre-budget mantra, a mantra that took a hiding after Joe Hockey delivered what will surely […]
Ok, I’m going to ask you a simple question: You are sitting in Emergency. The hospital has decided to admit you as you are in […]
Considering how smug Scott Morrison is looking lately, it is somewhat ironic that it was Joe Hockey that gifted him his first government “snout in […]
Dear Joe Hockey, I am writing to you about your announcement on Mother’s Day that you’re going to deprive 80,000 working mothers from the government […]
By Anthony Horton According to the European Environment State and Outlook report 2015 (SOER) published by the European Environment Agency, green industries in Europe grew by […]
Tony Abbott’s timeline on paid parental leave 2002 In 2002, Tony Abbott’s hostility to paid parental leave reached a crescendo, when he declared to the […]
“The economic metaphor came to be applied to every aspect of modern life, especially the areas where it simply didn’t belong. In fields such as […]
Pyne accused the UWA academics of “shouting down” views with which they disagreed. “We are disappointed that the university has indicated it cannot effectively deliver […]
By Ben Clark I pity Maurice Newman. For one thing, his conspiratorial rants are beginning to have the distinct hysterical tone of delusion, sounding much like […]
Through my study of political narratives I’ve learned many interesting things. But the one most important lessons is that a political narrative has to be […]
Author’s note: I have decided to convert what was my ‘A Month in Politics’ post into a weekly commentary: ‘My Thoughts on the Week […]
“I say to the Australian people directly, now is the time to borrow and invest,” said Joe Hockey. Well, I went to the bank yesterday, in […]
After today’s shock Greens leadership change, new leader Richard Di Natale has been quoted as saying he wants the Greens to be ‘the natural […]
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