House of cards
Dear Tony Abbott, You probably get a lot of letters from both admirers and those seeking to criticise every facet of your existence. I am […]
Kevin Rudd
What was Kevin Rudd thinking?
Opinion. There can only be one of two reasons behind Kevin Rudd’s decision to challenge for the ALP leadership. Some saw it as this: to […]
Too little too late
The switch has been flicked. Extraordinary. I have seen more reporting of government policy in mainstream press over the last week than I saw in […]
Black Swans and Narratives
We’re natural story making machines. We like to give our universe a sense of order and reason, so when something happens, we like to create […]
Kevin Rudd is NOT Prime Minister yet!
The media keep announcing that Kevin Rudd is PM again. He’s not! He’s just been elected leader of the Labor Party. Julia Gillard continues to […]
Just thought I’d get in first …
Labor’s leadership crisis took a turn for the worse today when Rudd replaced Gillard as leader. While Gillard has announced that she will quit politics […]
The mainstream media has gone stark raving mad
It’s official. The mainstream media has gone stark raving mad. This article was published in the Age today: For the sake of the nation, Ms […]
Why are turkeys voting for Christmas?
Why are turkeys voting for Christmas? When I say voting, I mean revealing to Newspoll their intention to vote for Abbott. And when I say […]
No Rudd challenge? That’s the news, apparently
“Labor’s crippling leadership stand-off is showing no signs of resolution with the former prime minister, Kevin Rudd, still refusing to challenge and Julia Gillard hardening […]
The future is a fiction
The future is a fiction. Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is a either a fool or a snake oil salesman. Yes, we need to […]
The case for keeping Julia Gillard
“So why am I the last columnist to give them a fighting chance? Well, Julia Gillard has never been given a fair go” (Robert Macklin). […]
Labor Bashing
It’s surely not just me who has noticed the mainstream media losing their shit this week. It’s like the very sight of Kevin Rudd is […]
The Lying Christopher Pyne
Did anybody watch the 7:30 Report last night? If not, you wouldn’t have known that Christopher Pyne told a bold-faced lie about Julia Gillard and […]
Poll woes for Julia Gillard – the solution, possibly the final solution!
Newspoll is suggesting that the Julia Gillard Labor Government is heading for a thumping. It seems hopeless, and there is speculation that it may start […]
Spinach or shit?
A friend recently sent me a classic Tweet: ‘Voting for Tony Abbott because you don’t like Julia Gillard is like eating shit because you hate […]