An Open Letter to Tony Abbott (a happier one)
Dear Tony Abbott, It’s been a year since I last wrote to you. I was very angry back then, but you’ll be pleased to hear […]
Jobs and growth…but for who?
The Abbott government says they are all about jobs and growth, but for who? In 2012, unions were outraged by a decision to allow Gina […]
Regaining goodwill
Joe Hockey said “We are going to give economic reform a red hot go in 2015.” He went on to say “The taxation discussion with […]
It seems easy to me . . .
Poverty and unemployment can make Christmas a very bleak time for some folk. While thinking about their struggle I was overwhelmed by how we have […]
Merry Christmas
Last year Carol and I spent Christmas in the United States where we were showered with season’s greetings – the Americans are a friendly people […]
A Short Christmas Story With No Reference To Abbott, Terrorism or Politics!
“Name?” “Joseph.” “And the woman and kid are with you?” “Yes!” “Reason for crossing the border into Egypt?” “King Herod is killing all the recently […]
Travelling backwards… Abbott’s year of “achievement”
It’s been a punishingly busy year for the coalition. With so many pressing items on their to do list, like: Dismantling medicare, cutting foreign aid, […]
Scott’s new targets
In October, Labor voted to pass nearly $3 billion in budget savings with revised welfare legislation which will see Family payments cut and young people […]
Three not so wise men
Firstly, Tony Abbott. As if he had not embarrassed himself enough during this year, the latest but not necessarily the last effort was his astonishing […]
The LNP’s new talent – How to disable people with a disability.
Kevin Andrews has announced that anyone seeking to access the disability support pension, will now be required to see an independent doctor prescribed by the […]
The Ship of Fools
If you think the government was taking us towards social and economic disasters prior to the recent Cabinet reshuffle, well you ain’t seen nothin’ yet, […]
Beam Me Up, Scotty And While We’re At It Let’s Re-post Liberal Excuses Bingo
A few months before the 2013 Election, I posted what (I hope) is the main image for this post. It was called Liberal Excuses Bingo, […]
We are an unforgiving lot, Tony
One of the really big issues Australia faces is the apparent disillusionment with the political process. In the last election 3,000,000 people decided not to […]
When Scott Morrison applies his Immigration Model to Social Services
Now there’s been a lot of angst about Scott Morrison’s appointment as Minister for Social Services. Probably coming from a few bleeding heart lefties who’ve […]
Abbott Reshuffles Ministry, Rearranges Deck-chairs And Declares All Barnacles Gone And Ship Unsinkable!
A couple of weeks ago, Mr Abbott suggested that some of his colleagues had a problem with Peta Credlin because of her gender, and […]