Let’s not forget the poor miners …
The high-fiving over the repeal of the carbon tax made me despair at the ignorance of our government – a battle lost but the war […]
Carbon tax
The Weird World Of Tony Abbott’s Australia
While Googling Tony Abbott – now there’s something I wouldn’t have imagined myself doing twenty five years ago – I came across an interesting quote […]
Who are the real whingers?
Australia is a wonderful country and we are blessed to live here. We have challenges that need addressing but the heartening thing is that we […]
The Coalition Plan for a Better Australia
The first thing we need to do is get rid of the toxic carbon tax. It is destroying the joint. After all, emissions went up. […]
I refuse to live in fear!
The tactic of a bully is to keep their victims living in fear of what could happen so they are grateful when they don’t get […]
A job application to Clive Palmer
Dear Mr Clive Palmer, May I call you Mr? It’s not Sir Clive yet is it? I’m sure it will be in the offing should […]
The truth about the ‘carbon tax’
Firstly, let’s remember that from June 2007 to December 2012, before the introduction of carbon pricing, average electricity prices rose by 70 per cent, so the […]
What’s there to crow about?
Tony Abbott is gleefully crowing about “100+ days without a boat”. What Mr Abbott seems oblivious to is that he has closed yet another door […]
Repealing the carbon tax won’t help Qantas
The whole of question time today was devoted to the government saying “If you want to help Qantas then repeal the carbon tax.” Has everybody […]
An act of betrayal
Before the introduction of carbon pricing Tony Abbott claimed that the price of petrol would go up by 6.5c per litre. It actually went down […]
No Country Ever Axed Its Way To Prosperity!
“No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.”― Rush Limbaugh “No country has ever taxed or subsidised its way to prosperity” Tony Abbott. So, I’m very lucky to have with […]
THE CLIMATE OF DENIAL: Why real climate action will NEVER come from big business or government.
By Letitia McQuade If a quick study of our industrial age can teach us anything, it is that big business and governments are either not […]
Australia To Be A Republic by 2015 thanks to Royal Visit
“AUSTRALIANS may get a glimpse of future king Prince George after confirmation that Prince William and Catherine will visit Australia next year. Prince George will […]
Assaults on democracy
There are at least two fundamental requirements for a functioning democracy. In various ways, in recent years, we have seen political parties in Australia attempting to subvert […]
Message Control
I think we all agree that Labor shot itself in the foot by using the media to broadcast their internal squabbles. Conceding that, far greater […]