Christians are Terrorists too
It’s a good thing that most Christians don’t believe everything the Bible teaches. If they did then wholesale slaughter and gratuitous violence would be the […]
Gough Whitlam remembered: gallows humour and monumental rages
The second tribute. Race Mathews was Gough Whitlam’s principal private secretary from 1967 to 1972. Whitlam’s principal private secretary recalls tumultuous days punctuated with frequent […]
Why Men Can Be Feminists But Bishops Can’t!
Hey remember this from 2012? In an unprecedented intervention by a political spouse, the normally private Mrs Abbott used a newspaper interview, breakfast television and radio […]
Pave paradise, put up a parking lot
When Julia Gillard left office we had a carbon price in place, a burgeoning renewable energy industry, and the respect of the world as leaders […]
Whitlam eyed our conscience, not our wallet
First of two guest posts by Race Mathews. Race is former chief of staff to Gough Whitlam and Labor leaders in the Victorian parliament, federal […]
Why remaining silent on the fight for other people’s wages could be bad for your health
Originally published on Polyfeministix Many Australians will shy away from talking about, discussing and signing petitions that fight for the rights of wages and benefits […]
Direct Action, Julia’s Questionable Behaviour and Why Journalists Shouldn’t Comment On Polls
Ok, it’s all very well for me. I sit here and just blog when I feel like it. I don’t have deadlines, and my mortgage […]
The Liberal’s attack on Whitlam and Gillard 38 years apart: An attack on progressive ideas & a return to mediocrity
Originally published on http://polyfeministix.wordpress.com/ Despite the IPA’s urgency for “Abbott to be more like Whitlam” because Whitlam ‘changed Australia, more than any other Prime Minister ever […]
This is the Dawning of the Age of Consultancy
Before the election the Coalition announced a series of inquiries, reviews and white papers that it would instigate if it were elected. They included: Commission […]
Journalists have questions to answer
Look at this photo of Julia Gillard. Does this look like an innocent person – someone who has just been vindicated by a Judge as […]
More right-wing rubbish
Hardly a week goes by without receiving an email from a right-winger about how boat people, greenies, Muslims, Aborigines (or any non-White, non-Liberal extremist) is […]
Property developer turns over a new “green” leaf
The construction industry is paying much closer attention to sustainability and energy efficiency, reports Dr Anthony Horton. One of Australia’s largest developers has recently issued […]
The Coalition’s Looming Debt and Deficit Disaster
They’re spending like drunken sailors. When you voted in the federal election last year, were you concerned about Labor’s debt and deficits, and did they effect […]
Australians for Honest Politics set for a revival?
As reported by John Kelly in September, there has been an ongoing investigation into Tony Abbott’s eligibility to enter Parliament as dual citizenship precludes you […]
The anti-politicians are not helping
Anti-politicians are everywhere. Clive Palmer is the left’s current favourite anti-establishment politician because he is blocking some of Abbott’s nastier budget policies. Palmer has broken […]