It seems that some in the Labor Party are talking to the ABC.. But I have my sources too!
“It is understood Mr Shorten made it clear to Senator Conroy the military commander deserves respect, but did not demand he apologise. The ABC […]
A waste of time
Watching question time has become a total waste of time. The questions are so banal, the repetition mind-numbing, the rudeness unbecoming, the procedure unwieldy, […]
Sometime in the future!
“QANTAS is gearing up to axe 5000 jobs and sell its terminal at Melbourne Airport to prove to the Abbott Government it can make […]
How big is your world?
I think we can all agree that we want to see the world a better place. We all live here after all so surely we […]
An Open Letter to Scott Morrison
Dear Scott Morrison, You’ve probably guessed that this is not fan mail. I’m sure you do have fans, but I don’t think there would be […]
Let’s buy an island
For the amount of money we are spending keeping asylum seekers away we could buy them a country and build luxury resorts for them to […]
Joe Hockey’s Body!
Lest we forget in the debate in June 2012 we read: An emotional Joe Hockey told Parliament of his father’s journey to Australia as a […]
Joe Hockey’s Emotional Hysteria
Running out of money? What an incredibly stupid thing for Joe Hockey to say. The Health cost for the nation is set to increase from […]
To the Future and Beyond!
Should the Labor Party sever its long-standing ties with the union movement? In this guest post, well-known blogger Hillbilly Skeleton argues that they might suffer […]
But then it was too late
An excerpt from They Thought They Were Free – The Germans, 1933-45 by Milton Mayer But Then It Was Too Late What no one seemed […]
A protected species
Last Monday night, the ABC held a live televised debate to kick off the South Australian election season. I attended, eager to see how SA […]
Heads must roll!
Yesterday the Australian reported that: “Australian Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn and WA Electoral Commissioner Peter Kramer handed their resignations to Governor-General Quentin Bryce today. The […]
Things we CAN afford
I know times are tough and that we will all have to tighten our belts (well so the government keeps telling me). The list of […]
Are you being served?
Democratic governments provide two fundamental functions in the service of a single overriding responsibility. When a government, through the performance of its two functions, betrays […]
Then… And Now OR And Now For Something Completely Different!
February, 2012 Mr Abbott said the rebate ”is an article of faith for the Coalition. Private health insurance is in our DNA.” ”Support for […]