My Country! A poem for our time…
I love a sunburnt country A land of dames and knights, Of rugged radio shock jocks Who tell us of our rights. I love her […]
Who writes this stuff?
It is becoming increasingly obvious that Tony Abbott’s plan for governing is to work his way through the IPA’s wish list of 75 (+25) “radical […]
Dam(n) the nation, full speed ahead!
In 2011, Gina Rinehart flew Barnaby Joyce to India in a private jet, to watch the granddaughter of her business partner marry in front of […]
Introducing the new “ABC free” AUSTRALIA … now with extra ignorance, selfishness and cruelty
(Or why we need the ABC) Since the coalition’s Murdoch lead victory in last September’s federal election there has been a palpable shift in our […]
Tony Abbott stuffs it up … again
Fairfax’s Friday offering is from Chief Political Correspondent, Mark Kenny and comes accompanied by this impressive headline: Tony Abbott’s pre-budget fortnight of blunders and stuff-ups […]
Now you see it . . .
In a foolish and ultimately self-incriminating move, Murdoch’s Sunday Telegraph has tried to protect federal government leader Tony Abbott from humiliation. Mr Abbott is quite […]
Let’s get real here
“TONY Abbott and Joe Hockey are convinced the government will be punished electorally if it does not produce a tough budget, and they believe there […]
Why did Tony Abbott wait until he was almost 24 years old to become an Australian citizen?
There are a few questions about Tony Abbott’s citizenship that need answering, writes clarencegirl in this guest post. When Anthony John Abbott was born to […]
Bigotry, mockery and humiliation
After telling us in the Senate that people have a right to be bigots, in a press conference today Senator Brandis said we must also […]
Freedom to speak badly: one rule for protestors, another for Andrew Bolt?
Peter van Onselen devotes almost an entire page in the Australian this morning (paywalled. sorry) to complaining about the “unedifying” display of bad manners by […]
Religion and Politics
There is an old adage that warns we should never discuss religion or politics. It’s bizarre that two such influential aspects of our lives should […]
To Tory Shepherd
To Tory Shepherd, I was made aware of your article Grab-bag of rage as the March in March was much ado about nothing when reading […]
The Missing Ingredients
There have been some great contributions covering the March in March on the AIMN and other independent news and blog sites during the week. And […]
It’s Plane What’s Happening!
This morning, I intended to write about the big story of the week: The first Abbott Minister to stand down. Admittedly, he hasn’t actually resigned […]
The Peter Principle
The Peter Principle suggests that people will tend to be promoted until they reach their “position of incompetence”, and that is exactly what we are […]