No ‘love’ in the Abbott Government’s ‘tough’
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Treasurer Joe Hockey have taken to describing their budgetary cruelty as an act of “tough love” for which we may […]
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What a State demands, what a citizen gives, and what Abbott and Hockey simply don’t understand
“The State has a responsibility to its citizens,” writes Dr Strobe Driver in this guest article. But does the current government recognise this? All indications […]
Worth a thousand words
A picture can be worth a thousand words. Sometimes, you get tired of writing at length on the stupidities, mendacities and offenses of the Government, […]
Maths is a marvellous thing
Like climbing mountains, maths is a marvelous thing. It is objective rather than a matter of opinion. It can’t be argued with. A fact is […]
The romance of the retro PM
The more we see of Tony Abbott the more we are see of a person to dislike and distrust. And what we see emerging is […]
Joe Hockey; wealthy complacency
If there was any stand-out from Joe Hockey’s performance on Q&A it would have been his ability to permeate the studio with an overwhelming odor […]
GP Co-Payment: Policy Analysis
Even Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey seem confused about their Great. Big. New. Tax on doctor’s visits, as announced in their horror budget two weeks […]
Let’s be absolutely crystal clear about this
If you click on the official Prime Minister of Australia government page the first thing you will read is: “Over six years, Labor ran up […]
“The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others”
The Charter of Budget Honesty was introduced to stop incoming governments from claiming the previous government lied about the true state of the nation’s finances. […]
The Budget: All cruelty springs from weakness
It can’t be denied any longer, conservatives really do believe they have no responsibility to the vulnerable, and it is perfectly acceptable to the […]
I have a mandate
In 1963, when Martin Luther King articulated his dream for the future of his children, he touched the hearts and minds of people around the […]
Can you do a better job than Joe Hockey?
I have read a lot since the budget has been brought down as have, no doubt, many of you. I have also listened to the […]
Hockey’s Gold
Hasn’t Hockey come a long way from Jovial Joe? Once upon a time, Joe was the friend of ‘everyman’ trekking with Rudd on the Kokoda […]
Merchants of Hypocrisy: Open for the Business of War
As the situation between Russia and Ukraine deteriorates to the brink of war, is our government entertaining the thought of joining in on this war, […]