Trust Federal Parliament? Sure can
While Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten close ranks in assuring us that the dealings of federal politicians are all above board and squeaky clean, the […]
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Where is Labor?
The despair at the inaction of Labor is growing louder. The groups they are supposed to represent are under attack and all we hear is […]
Some of my best friends are corrupt
There appears no question that Craig Thomson misused union funds, though his sentence of 12 months gaol (3 months to be served) is being appealed. […]
The house wins
While everyone reels from the worst budget ever, a lot of other very insidious work is flying under the radar. One of the most blatant […]
Which way to look?
It is perhaps not surprising that the Royal Commission into union corruption is to begin the day before the budget is brought down. In a […]
Sack the marching girls
Tony Abbott has defended the canvassing of political donations from big business as a “time honoured” practice which prevents taxpayers from being forced to subsidise […]