The Magnificent NBN, Victoria’s “Right-To-Kill Bill” And It’s Just A Flesh Wound…
Writing in “The Herald-Sun” (and no, that’s not really an oxymoron) in May last year, Terry McCrann lauded the government’s NBN success: “RIGHT now, […]
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I hope Rupert is happy
There was a time not so long ago when Australia’s future looked bright. In 2008, Rudd apologised to the Stolen Generation and COAG agreed to […]
Why would anybody want to re-elect this government?
Voters must have an intense dislike of asylum seekers. The latest Morgan Poll is great for the government, which sees them leading the opposition 56.5/43.5. […]
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it, you die. What is it?
As the snake oil salesman and his happy clapper gear up to sell us on their compensation for a higher GST, it is worth remembering […]
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 […]
Are some solutions just too easy?
Does it seem to anyone else that we are in election mode? In reality, we are always in election mode but both sides seem receptive […]
The visionary vs the wrecker
Proactive is not a word that can be used to describe Tony Abbott – regressive would be a far more appropriate term. A comparison to […]
The Governance Report
“You cannot believe in democracy and at the same time expect that the party you support is the only one that should ever win”. What […]
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 […]
Are our elected representatives really representing us?
The House of Representatives currently consists of 150 members, elected by and who represent single member districts. How can they possible be representing us when […]
Vote for Tony
By opposing same sex marriage, Tony Abbott has reinforced the notion that homosexuality is “queer” – that members of the LGBTI community are a threat […]
No courage, no vision, no plan
In 1946, after World War II, gross debt in Australia peaked at 120% of GDP. Despite this, in 1949, the government of the day had […]
Pave paradise, put up a parking lot
When Julia Gillard left office we had a carbon price in place, a burgeoning renewable energy industry, and the respect of the world as leaders […]
“This election is all about trust.”
In December 2012, in an interview on Sunrise, Tony Abbott said “It is never a good thing for a government to break fundamental promises and […]
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 […]