Bob Hawke is A Martian And Other Things That Are More Plausible Than The Liberals
“Now I want to emphasise my electorate of North Sydney has one of the highest bulk-billing rates in Australia and I have one of the […]
It is not them or us, they are us.
Australians have the highest median wealth per adult in the world ($233,504). We have the second highest average wealth ($428,250). We are a mere 0.36% […]
Another Open Letter to Tony Abbott
Dear Tony Abbott I’m writing to you again with the knowledge that you clearly haven’t read my previous correspondence, including this letter, this letter and […]
Budget emergency or a gambler in trouble?
During those first few weeks after the election, as over half a nation sat there in shock contemplating what had just happened, presumably flushed with […]
Is the Government a family or a Business?
“We can do without butter, but, despite all our love of peace, not without arms. One cannot shoot with butter, but with guns” Joseph Goebels […]
The omniscient Maurice Newman
Maurice Newman is the head of Tony Abbott’s Business Advisory Council, a group established to meet three times a year with senior members of the […]
A Soldier’s Story
Anzac Day stories abound this time of year and remind us of sacrifices made, heroic deeds undertaken and the absurdity of wars. This day is […]
Queensland Police crack enormous bikie gang
A group of Queenslander Bikies, calling themselves the Posties, have been arrested. Queensland Police raided their Headquarters at Australia Post. A spokesman for the police […]
The time has come, the walrus said…
We are told we have an aging population that we cannot afford to support so we must all get off welfare and work longer. We […]
The message was delivered: no confidence in the Abbott Government whatsoever
A Statement of No Confidence in the Abbott Government has been delivered to the Australian Parliament as a message from the 100,000 people who took […]
Kevin bloody Andrews
As a companion piece to Rossleigh’s excellent article, I thought it might be useful to have a closer look at our Social Services Minister, Kevin […]
It’s Time For the Disabled To Stand On Their Own Two Feet!
Antisocial Services Minister, Mr Kevin Undress announced today that he had no announcement on changes to the Disability Pension but that he had several things […]
Hands off our icons
Every time I hear a politician say ‘fair dinkum’ I cringe. Aside from sounding silly, it’s the desecration of an icon, the verbal equivalent of […]
Why Are You Being So Negative? A word in Abbott’s defence!
Every time I pick up the paper, there’s some letter or opinion writer criticising the Liberal Party and accusing Abbott of lying to the electorate. […]
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me
The following is an excerpt from a 2007 paper called The Cigarette Controversy, the controversy which used to surround the tobacco industry. “In 1994, heads […]