The Budget: All cruelty springs from weakness
It can’t be denied any longer, conservatives really do believe they have no responsibility to the vulnerable, and it is perfectly acceptable to the […]
It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world
In the months leading up to the last election, the mainstream media lost the respect of many people. Murdoch headlines became stories within themselves. All […]
I have a mandate
In 1963, when Martin Luther King articulated his dream for the future of his children, he touched the hearts and minds of people around the […]
Can ‘The Australian’ stoop any lower?
Prophetically, on the morning of his budget address Joe Hockey admitted to journalists that “This’ll be an easy budget to criticise”. And it certainly has […]
A wolf in sheep’s clothing
As the dust settles from Tuesday night’s wrecking ball budget, I have been thinking about how this happened. How is it possible that Australia was […]
You are a burden we can’t afford
According to the ABS, the wealthiest 20% of Australian households, with an average net worth of A$2.2 million per household in 2011-12, accounted for 61% […]
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 […]