In Defence of “Abbott’s Form of Social Engineering”
My recent piece “The Abbott Form of Social Engineering” seems to have struck a chord with a number of people. Mostly the comments have been […]
Coalition
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 […]
Winner takes all
With the commencement of the 44th Australian parliament, and the installation of Bronwyn Bishop to the Speaker’s chair, it is appropriate timing to look at […]
Abbott’s Nice New Parliament
In a speech to the Western Australia Liberal Party last weekend Prime Minister Tony Abbott promised a “respectful” new parliament when it assembles for the […]
Could they?
Next week, the 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 9th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as […]
Joe Hockey and the Coalition’s Legacy
In the highly technical and confusing world of money, a balanced budget means incoming dollars (revenue) should be the same as outgoing dollars (spending). If […]
Love the one you’re with
Tony Abbott is your friend. In fact, he’s everyone’s friend. He’s so inoffensive to anyone that why there should be resistance to his nefarious schemes […]
“Why don’t you people just accept that the Coalition won the election and stop complaining?”
Our economy is in a mess. And we’ve just had the worst Government in the history of Australia. We know this because we’ve been told […]
Opiate of the masses
There has been a lot of angst in left-wing circles since the election of Tony Abbott and his Coalition into government. Blogs, Twitter and Facebook […]
What do we do now?
So it’s over; the Coalition has triumphed in the contest of ideas and will (eventually, one hopes) form a government. Tony Abbott has been described […]
Why Labor Lost
Firstly: The truth of the matter is that my Party is at times its own worst enemy. For the six years Labor has been in […]
Australia Cannot Afford the Coalition
This isn’t an article about economics. This is an article about something far more precious: Culture. Australia is losing the best parts of itself and […]
Coalition Treachery Cannot Stand
Opinion: As reported recently in various news outlets, including The Age and recounted here at The AIMN by Rossleigh, it is the Coalition’s intention to […]
Your vote might just be worth something after all
News.com.au have published an excellent and timely article, Federal Election promises, cuts and what they mean for you by Sarah Michael, which briefly examines Kevin […]