‘Day to Day Politics’ with John Lord
Thursday 26 November 1 I have reached the conclusion that we have a Government of talkers, not doers. One might easily call them wafflers. They […]
Australian Labor Party
The Anglo-American ambush of the Whitlam Government – 11.11.1975
Who was really behind the dismissal of the Whitlam Government? As we approach the 40th anniversary of the dismissal, Dr George Venturini* critically examines the […]
The Second Marshmallow
We need to start encouraging our society to wait for the second marshmallow. I’m not suggesting this will be an easy task, but I am […]
Labor’s empty promise
Much has been made of the influence of trade unions and the power of factions within the Australian Labor Party and rightly so considering some […]
Political Realities, Leadership Change and why Democracy won
There are those on the left who desperately wanted Tony Abbott to be Prime Minister at the next election. They rightly saw his unpopularity as […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
1 It’s difficult to criticise Labor’s proposal to impose the so called Buffet Tax on the rich when the Australian Taxation Office had found that […]
Boys Club Beneficiary Gives Opinion On Quotas and the Quality Of Women
This week we have witnessed white people instructing Aboriginal people about what is or is not racism. We have witnessed the Speaker of the House who has been exposed to be a serial breaker of rules, receive backing from the Prime Minister to remain in the job which will decide who else breaks the rules. Now we have Jamie Briggs, Member for Mayo, a former PM staffer elevated into a blue ribbon seat by The Boys Club, giving his opinion on ‘quotas and the quality of women in parliament.’ Has the world gone mad?
The politics of solidarity
Solidarity is an idea that is in the foundations of the ALP, writes Tim Curtis, and that means sticking together to fight for the common […]
Ten Questions for Cory Bernardi and Penny Wong
Ten questions I would have liked to have asked Cory Bernardi and Penny Wong on marriage equality
How do you starve a region of jobs? Just vote LNP!
If you want to starve a region of jobs. If you want to punish the unemployed unnecessarily. – Just vote for a Liberal National Government! A look at the decline of job vacancies under the LNP Government in one region in QLD
Labor’s plans for a highly skilled, smarter future for Australia
Tonight in front of a capacity crowd at Trades Hall in Sydney, Bill Shorten MP laid out Labor’s plans for a highly skilled, smarter future […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday June 27 1 Do you ever wonder what happened to the debt crisis? That time when Abbott and Hockey used every negative description they […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Author’s note: I have decided to convert what was my ‘A Month in Politics’ post into a weekly commentary: ‘My Thoughts on the Week […]
Some thoughts on the gender pay gap
Shannon Fentiman, QLD Minister for Communities, Women and Youth, Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Multicultural Affairs has announced today that she supports ’positive discrimination’ […]
Abbott’s disaster relief payment cuts are a disaster
The town I live in and surrounding areas have just endured a cyclone. The damage is heartbreaking. The stories from people and the hardship […]