Abbott’s gone, so where to now?
For many of us the demise of Tony Abbott has seen our wish fulfilled. And it comes with an enormous amount of relief and satisfaction. […]
Climate change
The Governance Report
“You cannot believe in democracy and at the same time expect that the party you support is the only one that should ever win”. What […]
Labor need to stand for more than just climate change
The latest email from Labor read: Roswell — In case you missed it: last week Tony Abbott committed all of us to one of the […]
Are our elected representatives really representing us?
The House of Representatives currently consists of 150 members, elected by and who represent single member districts. How can they possible be representing us when […]
What does the government want from George Pell?
What do the Pope, George Pell, George Brandis, Tony Abbott and climate change have in common? Quite a lot, suggests Vanessa Kairies. I have been […]
Ok. I’m convinced. Terrorism is THE BIGGEST threat to Australia right now.
I have to confess that it’s taken me a while to get here. A few months back, when Tony Abbott said: “Daesh is coming, if […]
Abbott the Dragon Slayer: The art of making scary mountains out of molehills
Unless you’ve been on a desert island or in a coma, you’ve heard Tony Abbott boast over and over and over again that: “We’ve had […]
Wonderful Humanitarians – The Altruism of Our New Coal Miners
“Coal is good for humanity, coal is good for prosperity, coal is an essential part of our economic future, here in Australia, and right around the […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday July 18 This is not going to go away. The revelation that Bishop wasn’t prepared to pay back the money for her helicopter flight […]
My Thoughts on the Week That Was
Saturday 4 July 1 Andrew Robb in response to a question about the Coalition’s attitude to the co-sponsored Private Members Bill on same sex marriage […]
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 […]
Australia on a different course to the rest of the world when it comes to tackling climate change
By Dr Anthony Horton An Australian delegation was questioned for an hour at the latest United Nations climate meeting at Bonn in Germany overnight Australian […]
Absolute crap
One thing that has become increasingly apparent about Tony Abbott is that he gears his words to his audience. If that meant explaining policies at […]
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 […]
“1984” is dated, but “2084” is here for the reading … (apologies to George Orwell)
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort […]