If I were Bill Shorten – on a vision for the nation
What would you say if you were Bill Shorten? Respected blogger Ad astra has some ideas that Bill would be wise to heed. Last week […]
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We’re giving away an iPad
Many people have emailed The AIMN to ask if we will be introducing a ‘subscriber pays’ system. The short answer to that is “NO”. The […]
Back to the Seventies . . . Remember Social Security?
Do you remember the days when better systems were in place to help the unemployed? Loz Lawrey reflects on those better days, and where the […]
If I were Bill Shorten – on healthcare
This is the first in a series on policy by respected blogger Ad astra; policy that might improve this nation’s situation, policy that Bill Shorten […]
Medicare is the wrong target
This article continues from Sussan Ley updates the nation on Medicare. I spent several hours Friday night looking at the Medicare statistics. I came to a conclusion […]
No courage, no vision, no plan
In 1946, after World War II, gross debt in Australia peaked at 120% of GDP. Despite this, in 1949, the government of the day had […]
The chilling reality of the TPP
The TPP was conceived in 2003 as the Trans-Pacific Strategic Partnership Agreement (TPSEP) as a path to trade liberalisation in the Asia-Pacific. The original participating countries […]
Tony Abbott’s horror week is now news in Indonesia
American think tank the Council on Foreign Relations made the headlines in Australia this week when their scathing report on Tony Abbott, aptly titled ‘Tony […]
Hockey on the Ropes
Have you noticed that Joe Hockey has been doing the rounds of radio, television and print lately, moaning and groaning about his problems with the […]
Who will build our submarines? The highest bidder, or the highest voter?
Just who is going to build our submarines? The Coalition entered the 2013 election committed to the Defence White Paper’s recommendation that 12 new submarines […]
Are we guilty of Schadenfreude?
Reading the mainstream newspapers this week and listening to talkback radio has been like going back in time to 2013 when the Labor government was […]
An Open Letter to Malcolm Turnbull
Dear Malcolm Turnbull, I hate to distract you from the clusterfluck that is your political party at the moment. But I can’t help but notice […]
Joe Hockey is either a hypocrite or incompetent, or maybe both
Today’s interest rate cut have – as cuts do – no doubt been welcomed by Australians weighed down with a mortgage, but one prominent and […]
Abbott takes February too!
A few days ago, I conceded that in the attempt to be ridiculous, Abbott’s action had clearly beaten my satire for the month of January. […]
Every football team needs a head-kicker but you don’t make him captain
The Liberal Party has no-one else to blame but themselves for their current woes. When they allowed the climate change deniers to stage a coup […]