And now for something completely different …
I have been critical lately of our system of government and have been inspired by the words of Ted Mack, Tony Fitzgerald and others (including […]
Can our democracy be saved?
When you see Tony Abbott as Prime Minister, Joe Bullock elected in front of Louise Pratt, Bronwyn Bishop as Speaker, Tim Wilson given a job […]
Simple minds
Politics is a complex beast. The vast majority of Australians don’t want to even think about how complex it is, let alone read articles about […]
Can’t tell the difference between reality and the nightly news!
Recently, while in China, Tony Abbott praised the way that Asian countries had lifted living standards, announcing: “It’s happened because governments have allowed individuals and […]
Government of the people, by the powerbrokers, for the mates
Ted Mack is credited by Wikipedia as “the only person ever to have been elected and re-elected as an independent to local, state and federal […]
Words matter
Words matter. When things happens in politics, the tone of how events are reported, the words that are used, and the way situations are framed […]
My turn to wine
I have a brief statement: It has been brought to my attention that my evidence to the investigation into teacher corruption was incorrect. Yesterday I […]
You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
As Tony Abbott once said, “politicians are gonna be judged on everything they say”, (May 2010), and goodness knows, Tony has said some rather controversial things […]
Abbott, “skills beyond his years”
Mark Kenny has been effusive in his praise of Tony Abbott, writing: Abbott in China shows skills beyond his years. My first response was a […]
He Wouldn’t Dare
No matter what Joe Hockey says, he wouldn’t dare upset today’s aged pensioners…would he? As much as he would like to, the consequences of such […]
The Superannuation saga
While a pained Joe Hockey tells us his “truth” about the mess Labor has supposedly left, and that the old age pension is no longer […]
Abbott hasn’t Broken Any Promises!
There’s a site that that’s tallying up a list of so-called Liberal “broken promises”. Rather unfairly, it lists Joe Hockey’s promise to have a […]
The power of congregations
It has long been my view that the potential and resources of the church are largely wasted on worship. There are few institutions with the […]
In the Clash of Ideologies, Language Wins the War
Jim Morrison famously and prophetically said, “Whoever controls the media, controls the minds”. This is certainly the case in Australia. In this guest post Loz […]