Give us our cut
We went about the mining tax the wrong way. Not because we let the mining companies write it. Not because we allowed accelerated depreciation during […]
An Open Letter to Peta Credlin
Dear Peta Credlin, First of all let me say that I’m sorry you’re having such a horrible time at work at the moment. Since it’s […]
Medicare is the wrong target
This article continues from Sussan Ley updates the nation on Medicare. I spent several hours Friday night looking at the Medicare statistics. I came to a conclusion […]
Dinner Time Science and Vegetarians
Getting kids to eat at dinner time can often be a struggle. Matt Rae and his partner found that sometimes it’s just a matter of […]
Good news kids, the inheritance is safe, and so are we
I wonder if the Coalition realise just how incongruous their rhetoric is with Tony selling the ‘death cult’ and ‘home-grown terrorist’ angle and trying to […]
No courage, no vision, no plan
In 1946, after World War II, gross debt in Australia peaked at 120% of GDP. Despite this, in 1949, the government of the day had […]
Abbott’s Jack Boot Diplomacy Threatens 11th Hour Clemency Efforts
If Australia has learnt anything from Abbott’s history, it is that Abbott has learned nothing from Abbot’s history. DFAT have been working tirelessly behind the […]
Sussan Ley updates the nation on Medicare
As any regular reader of my work is aware, I have been very vocal about the various changes to Medicare proposed by the LNP government. […]
Ok Joe, let’s talk
In a speech to the NSW business chamber, Mr Hockey promised a “genuine community conversation” about the demographic challenges facing Australia’s ageing population and the […]
Meta data and the effects of surveillance
Proposed mandatory data retention legislation might well see citizens regressing to cold war practices of leaving notes in hollowed-out trees and chalk marks on park benches, […]
Angry Abbott
Tony Abbott is rattled, and predictably is reacting by throwing punches in his ‘whirling dervisher’ fashion. Anyone who upsets him is a target, writes respected […]
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
When Tony Abbott chose his Ministers one can only wonder at his motivation. The Minister for Immigration morphed into Border Security, tasked with stopping those […]
Selective compassion
We must ask ourselves, are we truly a compassionate nation? I am against the death penalty. I always have been, and I always will be. […]
A Break From Tony Abbott And Politics And A Story With Nothing To Do With Anything! :)
“Excuse me, but I’d like to report a crime in progress.” “Just one moment, madam, could you fill out this form and leave it with […]
We the People
Hardly a week has gone by over the last year or so where there hasn’t been a petition put to me imploring my signature. Most […]