The puppet masters
Before the time of Gough Whitlam, the public service were largely responsible for the formulation and co-ordination of policy and senior public servants made the […]
Coalition
This Reprehensible Rabble
If anything was patently obvious from the events in Canberra last week, it is that Clive Palmer thinks he is running the country and the […]
Abbott’s war on the environment is facing some tough opposition
Big mining may have put the COAL in the Coalition, but Abbott’s war on the environment is facing some tough opposition. To spite the Climate […]
What a Circus!
Why is there a sense of foreboding whenever Tony Abbott travels overseas? Probably because one’s immediate reaction is, “Oh God, in what way will he […]
Worth a thousand words
A picture can be worth a thousand words. Sometimes, you get tired of writing at length on the stupidities, mendacities and offenses of the Government, […]
The Superannuation saga
While a pained Joe Hockey tells us his “truth” about the mess Labor has supposedly left, and that the old age pension is no longer […]
Abbott’s thus far Annus Horribilis
Most Prime Ministers when they achieve Government with a sizable majority set out to put in place policy initiatives that might define a legacy they […]
Springtime for Abbott and Processing!
“Godwin’s Law A term that originated on Usenet, Godwin’s Law states that as an online argument grows longer and more heated, it becomes increasingly likely […]
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 […]
Andrew Bolt and Cane Toads, Both As Indigenous As Each Other!
A few days ago, Andrew Bolt shared a rather strange idea: “I AM an indigenous Australian, like millions of other people here, black or white. […]
Tracking Abbott’s Wrecking Ball and Broken Promises
Sally McManus is the Secretary of the Australian Services Union in NSW and the ACT. She has been a campaigner and an organiser for more […]
Short Term Tony
“You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don’t believe in little plans. I believe in plans […]
Bernardi’s Book, and Why You’re All Wrong About It!
(Click on photo to enlarge) There are two books called “The Conservative Revolution”, but, unfortunately, only one on Kindle. Of course, as Kindle is too […]
Not Another Post About Climate Change!!!
How many Andrew Bolts does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: None, because it’s daytime and the past few hours have been […]