The year that made me
As I listened to Attorney-General George Brandis today unconvincingly bellow (shout loud: argument weak, as the father of my children used to say) that Malcolm […]
George Brandis
The Strange Case Of The Liberal Party!
Perhaps my brain is wired differently, but I tend to notice contradictions in things. Of course it’s pretty easy to notice the contradiction in Peter […]
The Brandis diaries
On Monday we will be treated to the theatre of the shadow Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfuss, taking the Attorney-General’s department to the Court of Appeal over […]
George Brandis obviously wants two laws
Oh, shoot me, please. Attorney General George Brandis has: . . . hit out at criticism of Tony Abbott’s religious beliefs, describing the “ridicule” to […]
Putting dodgy politicians under the same scrutiny as dodgy union officials
When the government decided to spend $80 million on the Trade Union Royal Commission, $17 million of which is going to Minter Ellison, Attorney-General George […]
The high achievers of the Abbott Government who should keep their Ministries!
Below is a short list of Ministers – the high achievers – who should keep their positions after the reshuffle. Minister for Women. OK, let’s […]
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 […]
They’re here, they’re there, they’re everywhere. So beware!
When the IPA published their wish list of 75 plus 25 ways to “reform” Australia, they conceded that it was “a deliberately radical list. There’s […]
The real stitch-up
Tony Abbott has been sneeringly yelling at anyone who will listen, if there are any of those left, that the government has no confidence in […]
Meta data and the effects of surveillance
Proposed mandatory data retention legislation might well see citizens regressing to cold war practices of leaving notes in hollowed-out trees and chalk marks on park benches, […]
Believe Me, I Know The Difference Between Satire And Reality!
A number of people commented on yesterday’s This is How Tony Got Elected expressing the idea that the pictures were from a satiric site “Why […]
The death of due process, transparency and accountability
Increasingly this government is seeking to subvert due process and impose their agenda in totalitarian fashion. Regardless of whether you think the increase in fuel […]
Will Brandis Shirt-Front Morrison? Can Morrison please be the Demtel Man?
Originally published on Polyfeministix We often ask each other “If you had a superpower what would it be?” Scott Morrison’s superpower was revealed yesterday. He […]
Trust, transparency and accountability or gimme gimme gimme?
Buoyed by their success at the 2013 election, the Abbott government has wasted no time in using their power to feather their own nest and […]
Do ya do ya do ya really care?
I make this pledge to you the Australian people. I will govern for all Australians. I want to lift everyone’s standard of living. I want […]