A letter to Coalition MPs
To Coalition MPs, I am writing to express my grave concern with the direction this government is taking and my […]
Earn or Learn
A society where every person between the age of 16 and 70 is either working or studying is an unrealistic nonsense even in the best […]
Bringing Science back from the brink
In today’s modern society, in Australia science is failing to communicate to the broader social perspective. It is with a fervent attitude that we can […]
It’s A Plan, But Not As We Know It, Jim OR They ARE a bunch of ruthless Chris Pynes.
Ok, I normally write satire. But also I’m ridiculously well read and I know people who know things. Sometimes people take me seriously when I’m […]
Abbott denies that the Pope is a Catholic; says that bears use rest rooms!
Interviewer – Good afternoon, we were promised an interview with the Prime Minister, Mr Abbott, but unfortunately he’s had to cancel. In his place a […]
I can make you a General . . .
First we are greeted by the image of Joe Hockey and Mathias Corman kicking back looking very pleased with themselves as they sucked on fat […]
Can you do a better job than Joe Hockey?
I have read a lot since the budget has been brought down as have, no doubt, many of you. I have also listened to the […]
It’s not all bad news…..
The good news from the budget Mining The Government will provide $100 million over 4 years for minerals exploration, by giving small explorers not […]
Democracy Usurped
I have said it before but it deserves repeating. Democracy is not failing us; it is we who fail democracy when we fail to actively […]
At What Cost?
As we await the release of tomorrow’s Federal Budget, it would appear in Abbott-land, not all promises are born equal. The promise to return the […]
Which way to look?
It is perhaps not surprising that the Royal Commission into union corruption is to begin the day before the budget is brought down. In a […]
Alan Jones, Heather Pascoe, I am with you
As the silent tentacles of Eddie Obeid were, piece by ugly piece, exposed to public view, we listened in horror. The party that allowed this […]
‘Self-harm’/State-inflicted-harm
Self-harm or State-inflicted-harm. What role does language play in the displacement of one and the other? Who gains from this? In this revealing article, poet […]
Two sides – The Right And If You’re Left, You’re A Pest
This morning “The Herald-Sun” continued its campaign against any form of protest with its front page devoted to calling the Occupy Melbourne movement “Selfish Pests”, […]