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”, […]
The Coalition Plan for a Better Australia
The first thing we need to do is get rid of the toxic carbon tax. It is destroying the joint. After all, emissions went up. […]
Solving the real problems
We have a budget problem. It’s not a budget emergency. Everyone agrees about that… at least, everyone who understands about national finance and economics, which […]
“It worked when said that Labor broke the economy; perhaps we can get away with saying that they broke our election promises!”
This morning, a patient of Dr Rudd’s, Mr Con Emmy wrote a letter explaining how a few years ago he was told that he was […]
I refuse to live in fear!
The tactic of a bully is to keep their victims living in fear of what could happen so they are grateful when they don’t get […]
Perhaps Conscription Will Be The Way To Go…
Sometime in The Future… “This unemployment is a real problem.” “I think the only problem is that they just don’t want to work!” “I […]
How many children’s lives will Tony’s jets cost?
Despite the tragedy of gun crime and the seemingly never-ending massacres in the USA, most Americans are against any changes to their gun laws. Even […]
Sack the marching girls
Tony Abbott has defended the canvassing of political donations from big business as a “time honoured” practice which prevents taxpayers from being forced to subsidise […]
Bluff, Bluster and Bulldust
What a load of codswallop. How stupid do they take us for? Many would not have noticed but this government has begun its term of […]
Hockey’s Gold
Hasn’t Hockey come a long way from Jovial Joe? Once upon a time, Joe was the friend of ‘everyman’ trekking with Rudd on the Kokoda […]