Abbott’s ‘Jobs and Growth’ a Sham
Employment figures for August released on Thursday show an economy that has already changed down to first gear, on the verge of slipping into neutral, […]
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Skin in the game
Andrew Robb admitted on Insiders that 84% of 457 workers who are currently employed were not subject to labour market testing and that that situation […]
Abbott: Master of lies, damned lies and statistics
“There were three gradations of inveracity – there were lies, there were damned lies, and there were statistics” (Arthur Balfour, 1892). You may have noticed […]
What have we done?
It took me a few days for the impact of the photo to hit me. I’ve never seen a dead child before. Photos of children […]
Politicians want unions to be accountable?
Dyson Heydon and Tony Abbott want union officials to be held as accountable as company directors. Personally I would like company directors also held to […]
Abbott’s Ever Diminishing Campaign Options
I read online Friday morning that Australian Border Force were planning to conduct visa checks across the Melbourne CBD starting the same day and continuing […]
Introducing finger number 3, community safety
Jobs, growth and . . . what was the other one . . . oh yeah, community safety. Has anyone got anything? The government’s backpedalling […]
Jet-setting, funding-cutting Tony
By Vanessa Kairies Watching the Abbott publicity machine in action this week has been sickening. Visiting cows in his freshly pressed suit was just the […]
If our politicians aren’t embarrassed they should be
If our politicians aren’t embarrassed they should be. They are doing such a woeful job that the Australian public has said pullover, I’m taking the […]
Canning pre-selection; strategic or the best person for the job?
The pre-selection of ex-SASR soldier, Andrew Hastie as the Liberal Party candidate for the September by-election in Canning, Western Australia is a clever move by […]
The Snouties: Awarding the most ‘on the snout’ pollies
As we all know, good government started six months ago – following Abbott’s near demise as our Prime Minister. And this last parliamentary sitting fortnight in Canberra […]
Question Time fact check
In case anyone is unsure about the Coalition’s message, they are about “jobs, growth, and community safety…jobs, growth and community safety.” Pull out the string […]
Moral Bankruptcy and Civil Liberties in Modern Australian Politics
The Abbott Government’s gradual destruction of our civil liberties is not something we should be taking lightly, writes Daniel Ellery. Almost 20 years ago, the […]
Aussie Racism – it’s time to Stop. Think. Respect.
Political commentator Andrew Bolt said recently that Australia is fundamentally not a racist country. He’s wrong. Ok, that’s hardly a phrase that’s in uncommon usage […]
Abbott, the Great Battologist
Reading Barry Cassidy’s article in ‘The Drum’ this week, I learnt a new word: Battologist, which means ‘wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing’. […]