Comparing Government to a Family Budget
Consider the following scenario: A family of children are turning up to school hungry, and without books or pens. Teachers are concerned. The parents are […]
Fast Food, Slow Cooking and the Future of the Media
For much of the twentieth century, society was concerned with doing things faster. Fast food outlets, microwave ovens to heat things quickly, instant meals. More […]
Gina Rinehart hasn’t actually said the poor should be sterilised
“Gina Rinehart, a mining magnate worth an estimated £19 billion, has advised those jealous of the wealthy to “spend less time drinking or smoking and […]
The LNP – The party who cried wolf
We’ve all heard the fable of The boy who cried wolf: There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the […]
Haters want to hate
It’s clear Australian voters aren’t rational, but do they have to be so blatantly mindless as well? When I say voters, I’m currently referring in […]
I’m not a racist, but I know when “those people” have a right to be offended!
Andrew Bolt: “Collingwood was being thrashed and when the bearded Goodes took another possession in front of her, she shouted “ape”. This is very rude. […]
Six of the best
We are at that moment in the election cycle (and given that we have a Labor Government, much to the consternation of a compliant right-wing […]
Mr Abbott Stark Raving Naked in Collins Street!
Peter Costello, May 24th 2013: “Unless Tony Abbot gets caught stark raving naked in Collins Street, I think it’s over and even then he might […]
So you think Tony Abbott’s going to lead you to the promised land? Think again!
There are some opinions of we ordinary folk that just don’t find their way onto the pages of the mainstream media. Need I tell you […]
Savings, savings, savings
“Human beings cannot comprehend very large or very small numbers. It would be useful for us to acknowledge that fact.” Daniel Kahneman, Nobel prize-winning psychologist. Numbers have […]
So you’re thinking of voting for Tony Abbott? Think again!
One of the more difficult tasks of being writer is actually doing the writing. You know what to say but you can’t put it together with […]
Rupert Murdoch, where’s the outrage?
You may recall that one of the fabricated fears planted in people’s’ minds before the last election was that a Labor Government would raise the […]
Is the ‘carbon tax’ the reason for the PM’s low popularity, or is it Murdoch?
Claims that Julia Gillard’s unpopularity were linked to her introduction of carbon pricing in 2012 don’t stack up, says Alex White from the UK Guardian. […]
A Clarification – not a backdown on the PPL!
“Earlier this week, a Labor backbencher, Michelle Rowland, was denied a ‘pair’ in spite of having a sick child. We have in the studio, Mr […]
$110,000 done, $69 billion to go
I actually read things. You know how you just click on “I agree to these terms and conditions” when joining something? Well, I’m the guy […]