Australia Cannot Afford the Coalition
This isn’t an article about economics. This is an article about something far more precious: Culture. Australia is losing the best parts of itself and […]
Kevin Rudd
Your vote might just be worth something after all
News.com.au have published an excellent and timely article, Federal Election promises, cuts and what they mean for you by Sarah Michael, which briefly examines Kevin […]
And The Winner Is …
This is emphatically not an election campaign about policy. Labor’s are mostly already in place and the Coalition doesn’t have any “big ticket” policies that […]
Careless whispers nothing to dance about
In my years of being old enough to know what an election campaign is, I cannot recall one so inundated with media tales of what […]
An Open Letter to Journalists at News Ltd
Dear News Ltd Journalists, I’m writing you this letter on behalf of all Australians. That includes everyone who can vote in the upcoming election, as […]
Abbott v Rudd in the Education Debate
TONY ABBOTT: Leigh, I think the education debate, the school education debate shouldn’t be about funding, it should be about quality, and that’s what we’re […]
Conduct unbecoming?
By now everybody would have seen the widely condemned front page (above) of The Daily Telegraph, but did anybody read the accompanying editorial rubbish? I […]
Abbott loves Murdoch: a reminder
Within hours of my post “Murdoch hates Rudd: a reminder”, where I predicted that the Murdoch media would turn even more feral towards the Government as […]
Murdoch hates Rudd: a reminder
The Fairfax media and the social media have seized on the ‘rumour’ that Murdoch wants to wipe away Kevin Rudd’s chance of electoral success, in […]
Making generalisations is always dangerous!
Making generalisations is always dangerous! In Bob Ellis’ article, he predicts a landslide by Rudd and a wipeout for the Liberals. http://www.independentaustralia.net/2013/politics/ellis-the-coming-rudd-landslide-explained/ Bob Ellis may […]
Keep lying, Tony Abbott
The hypocrisy of the Abbott adulators is apparent in their fervour to go on and on about a single lie that wasn’t a lie whilst […]
Apparently Australia is full
“We can’t take all these illegals, Australia is full!” “Full of racists, you mean!” OK, we know where this dialogue is going. The words “Nazi” […]
That Was Then; This Is Now!
Then ‘Thursday, 11 April 2013 Tony Abbott is abandoning his promise to ‘stop the boats’, refusing to say if a Coalition Government would be able […]
Rope A Dope – Is Rudd Ali to Abbott’s Foreman?
Briefly, a recap on history. Muhammad Ali was almost invincible, but he was stripped of his medal for his refusal to be conscripted into the army. […]
Carbon Tax Axed – sellout or smart politics?
From The Age we learn that Rudd dumps Gillard’s carbon tax. Then Treasurer Chris Bowen confirms Government will scrap carbon tax for floating price. Ok, the […]