Back to the Seventies . . . Remember Social Security?
Do you remember the days when better systems were in place to help the unemployed? Loz Lawrey reflects on those better days, and where the […]
Turnbull, Abbott, And A Live Blog – Not As It Happens People, But You’ll Be Watching The Future Unfold.
Live Blog – As It Is About To Happen! Now for those of you who are wondering how I can tell you what will happen, I’d […]
Labor is the despicable winner in the Triggs affair
The Abbott government’s attacks on President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs, have served the ALP’s interests more than any other. They […]
Speak boldly
The editorial in the Age today suggests that “the Abbott government is cynically moving to de-legitimise certain institutions that perform vital roles in the democratic […]
ICC hits out at Tony Abbott over treatment of Gillian Triggs
The appalling treatment of Human Rights Commission (HRC) president Gillian Triggs at the hands of Prime Minster Tony Abbott and Attorney General George Brandis has […]
We need politicians with vision
One of the things that bothers me about the current Australian government is lack of vision, lack of the ability to think outside the square or to […]
The lioness vs the weasel
Since I began writing for The AIMN I have tried to present facts and ideas but there comes a time when you just have to […]
Why the Liberals shouldn’t listen to Gillian Triggs
Well, it’s very clear that this government isn’t going to listen to anyone who’s partisan. I mean, that was clearly the problem with Gillian Triggs’ […]
The Blame Game
Tony Abbott came to power promising to be a “no surprises, no excuses” government. REPORTER: “The condition of the budget will not be an excuse […]
If I were Bill Shorten – on healthcare
This is the first in a series on policy by respected blogger Ad astra; policy that might improve this nation’s situation, policy that Bill Shorten […]
The Dark Side of Low Interest Rates
Today’s mortgage rates are cheaper than anything in living memory. Home buyers are taking out loans five to seven times their salaries to purchase properties […]
Benefit of doubt – what the Minister for Women doesn’t say
In his desire to distract the general public from the depth and breadth of the country’s increasing contempt for him (with the exception of Gerard […]
T.S. And I – Or Should That Be Me?
Bought myself a bottle of scotch tonight. It’s been a rough few weeks for me… Of course, it actually hasn’t. I’ve been employed again. I […]
Mining the data on child sex abuse
Is Tony Abbott trying to use an ill-informed myth about the link between metadata and child sex abuse in the hope that the Opposition, the […]