Tony Abbott’s horror week is now news in Indonesia
American think tank the Council on Foreign Relations made the headlines in Australia this week when their scathing report on Tony Abbott, aptly titled ‘Tony […]
Should the Senate Block Supply?
Was this week’s performance in and out of parliament what PM Tony Abbott meant when he told us “good government starts today”? How did it […]
You should be ashamed of yourself
Mr Abbott’s virulent attack against Gillian Triggs and the Human Rights Commission clearly demonstrates the type of person ‘we have elected’ to lead our country […]
Behind the shelter sheds with Tony Abbott doing adult things like saying ‘Holocaust’
From my younger days, I have this memory of someone pushing me. They were heavier and there was no way I was going to win […]
Hockey on the Ropes
Have you noticed that Joe Hockey has been doing the rounds of radio, television and print lately, moaning and groaning about his problems with the […]
Not Your Average Joke! (A biography of our Treasurer)
Listening to Joe Hockey, I always find myself conflicted. Part of me believes that he’s as economically ignorant as he sounds, another part of me […]
Has privatisation passed its use-by date?
On Q&A last Monday, RBA board member Heather Ridout expressed her disappointment at the decision by the voters of Queensland to reject the Newman government’s […]
The Queensland election was a bit seismic, says Tony
Extract From Leigh Sales Interview with Tony Abbott Sales: “Who are you?” Abbott: “Well, Leigh, let’s just focus for a second on the captain’s picks. There have […]
How Tony Won Me Back! He’s Become A Socialist!!
Image compliments of http://www.okayteaproductions.com “We will socialise decisions before we finalise them and that way we’re more likely to take the people with us!” says Tony […]
Dear Mr Abbott, unlike God, the people are not infinitely forgiving
“Good government starts today” promised Prime Minister Tony Abbott, fresh from his party’s first failed spill motion this morning in which 39 members of his […]
Will Tony Abbott’s words come back to haunt him?
Anyone who has been on Twitter today would have no doubt seen this tweet from any number of Twitter users: Electronic graffiti? “@TeddyMercer: The Internet […]
The day terror hit our shores . . . or not
After achieving a resounding affirmation that, along with the majority of Australians, 40% of his own party want to get rid of him, Tony Abbott […]
What about the debt now?
The Government’s leadership question has been decided for the time being. The result of the spill motion to declare the leadership positions vacant failed 39 […]
Who will build our submarines? The highest bidder, or the highest voter?
Just who is going to build our submarines? The Coalition entered the 2013 election committed to the Defence White Paper’s recommendation that 12 new submarines […]
Australia’s core beliefs – where are they now?
What happened to a ‘fair go’ in this country? It has long gone, writes Jack Gleeson. So who is to blame? Above all else, Australians […]