Give Labor a big tick
It was bound to happen and I’m glad it did. After weekly emails from Labor – that were generally pointless or simply wanted me to […]
Labor.
Labor need to stand for more than just climate change
The latest email from Labor read: Roswell — In case you missed it: last week Tony Abbott committed all of us to one of the […]
The election: hope versus fear
Abbott is gearing up for an election. First he wants to ensure he will be the leader who takes the Liberal National Coalition to an election, […]
Bill Shorten’s Address at ALP National Conference on Asylum Seeker Policy – Key points
Below is the video of Bill Shorten’s address at the Labor Conference, regarding Asylum Seeker and immigration policies. Key points from the address are listed below: Key […]
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 […]
Labor’s plans for a highly skilled, smarter future for Australia
Tonight in front of a capacity crowd at Trades Hall in Sydney, Bill Shorten MP laid out Labor’s plans for a highly skilled, smarter future […]
Sweeteners
“Australians don’t want another election”, says Tony Abbott. Naturally, this reflects both his own achievement of the goal – personal power – and the government’s […]
We can afford $25 million for a Royal Commission, but not $9 million for Indigenous legal aid
“THE Abbott government will strip funding from the peak Aboriginal legal aid organisation and policy positions in its state affiliates, but has moderated the […]
Assaults on democracy
There are at least two fundamental requirements for a functioning democracy. In various ways, in recent years, we have seen political parties in Australia attempting to subvert […]
Winner takes all
With the commencement of the 44th Australian parliament, and the installation of Bronwyn Bishop to the Speaker’s chair, it is appropriate timing to look at […]
What do we do now?
So it’s over; the Coalition has triumphed in the contest of ideas and will (eventually, one hopes) form a government. Tony Abbott has been described […]
This is Democracy
500 BCE, Athens This is Democracy. Each year, 500 names are randomly drawn afresh from the pool of eligible voters. These 500 citizens will serve […]
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 […]
The government that doesn’t want to govern
On 1 October, the Affordable Health Care Act comes into force in the United States. It has split the US down the middle – by […]
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 […]