Callow or shallow?
When Nelson Mandela died last year, Tony Abbott joined many other world leaders in singing his praises. “The world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela. […]
The myth of political sameness
We are pleased to offer this piece by Ad astra – the well known and popular writer from the long running blog The Political Sword. […]
Nothing is free? Depends who you are.
“[The budget] will do for people what they cannot do for themselves, but no more. Nothing is free. Someone always pays.” A common refrain from […]
The New Housemates – Tony And Joe!
Ok. call me sexist, but I’ve always felt that having a woman around the house was more likely to lead to a cleaner house, so […]
Tony Abbott doesn’t want another election
Speaking on Adelaide radio yesterday Tony Abbott said that the last thing voters want is another election. Given the shocking polls, the shocking budget, and […]
Just what is this ‘Team Australia’?
Once again, it seems, the Liberal party spin doctors are trying to cloud our minds and muddy the waters with yet another two or three […]
Short memory
I recently spent a day with my extended family, one of whom is a ‘senior government employee’ who has served ministers in several different portfolios […]
Shark ecotourism – The no bull shark approach
Shark ecotourism – The no bull shark approach Two weeks ago I was assigned the task of writing up a ‘mock briefing’ as part of one […]
An Open Letter to Joe Hockey
Dear Joe Hockey, Back in 2012, when you said the age of entitlement was over, I was so relieved. I was relieved that highly-paid politicians […]
Team Australia, The Right Wing and If We’re Not Careful There’ll Be Nothing Left.
“There have been a number of Catholic priests charged with sexual offences over the past few years. I think that it’s up to prominent Catholics […]
Another Day, Another Blunder
You can smell an air of desperation in the ranks of the Coalition government at the moment. Each week, it seems, we have a rich […]
Abbott’s ‘Team Australia’ has a tinge of Howard about it
“‘Don’t migrate to Australia unless you want to join “Team Australia”’, declared our chest-beating Prime Minister. “Everyone has got to be on team Australia,” he […]
First Australia, now Scotland – Liberals share their offensive comments with the world
Tony Abbott’s ‘Scottish’ gaffe wraps up what has been another gaffe-ridden week from a gaffe-ridden government, writes Vivien Fleming. In a week when we all […]
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
It wasn’t that long ago that Australia was being praised around the world. Remember when we had an intelligent, articulate, diplomatic leader with a vision […]
Dear Peta Credlin
July 31st, 2014 Dear Peta Credlin, Yes, I understand the dilemma. Telling Tony not to say anything unless he hears it in the headpiece has […]