Aged care’s pandemic reply still a mess, unions say
The Morrison government has failed to respond specifically to the findings of the recent Aged Care Royal Commission and the problem points and issues revealed […]
Greg Hunt
“No emerging crisis so big the government can’t find a way to look past it.”
A massive pall of smoke cloaks NSW and shrouds Canberra as the state burns in a catastrophic mega-fire already the size of greater Sydney. Too […]
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 […]
Malcolm’s test
In six weeks’ time, we will see if Malcolm Turnbull is a leader of substance or a snake oil salesman. You have to admire his […]
Construction of new urban infrastructure could exhaust the world’s carbon budget within 5 years
By Dr Anthony Horton According to a report by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), the infrastructure that is already in place around the world effectively […]
Australia’s $234 billion climate gamble
By Dr Anthony Horton As of last year, China and the US were first and third on the list of Australia’s trading partners. Australian trade […]
Winning back trust
When Greg Hunt appointed Gregory Andrews to be our first ‘Threatened Species Commissioner’ in July last year, few people other than Chris Graham at New […]
While Abbott Isn’t The Yakka Skink, Greg Hunt May Be The Ornamental Snake!
Last week, as I pointed out, there are plenty of coal mines up for sale. So why is Adani so determined to build a new […]
Still being lied to
So it seems that Bill Shorten will be taking a proposal for a 50% renewable target by 2030 to Labor’s national conference in Melbourne this […]
Premature congratulation
The Abbott government suffers from a bad case of premature congratulation. We have had a parade of Hockey, Cormann, Frydenberg, Abbott and others telling us […]
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 […]
Words are cheap, but Direct Action sure isn’t.
In an interview on Lateline in October last year, Greg Hunt said that the carbon price “doesn’t work”, “doesn’t do the job” and is “a […]
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 […]
What’s there to crow about?
Tony Abbott is gleefully crowing about “100+ days without a boat”. What Mr Abbott seems oblivious to is that he has closed yet another door […]
An act of betrayal
Before the introduction of carbon pricing Tony Abbott claimed that the price of petrol would go up by 6.5c per litre. It actually went down […]