Morrison’s Coup De Grâce
“Human beings are social beings, who need to be able to rely on each other. That requires trust, and trust requires truth-telling.” (Quassim Cassam). Grace […]
Tim Wilson
Human Rights “Roundtable” – has Australia become a Soft Theocracy?
By Brian Morris Has the Christian lobby influenced the Human Rights Commission (HRC) in discrimination against gays? If the answer is “no”, why has the […]
No word from our Freedom Commissioner about offshore detention
When George Brandis gifted the IPA’s Tim Wilson the high paying job of Human Rights Commissioner for Freedom despite his qualifications being “woefully inadequate”, he […]
They’re here, they’re there, they’re everywhere. So beware!
When the IPA published their wish list of 75 plus 25 ways to “reform” Australia, they conceded that it was “a deliberately radical list. There’s […]
The real stitch-up
Tony Abbott has been sneeringly yelling at anyone who will listen, if there are any of those left, that the government has no confidence in […]
Regaining goodwill
Joe Hockey said “We are going to give economic reform a red hot go in 2015.” He went on to say “The taxation discussion with […]
Trust, transparency and accountability or gimme gimme gimme?
Buoyed by their success at the 2013 election, the Abbott government has wasted no time in using their power to feather their own nest and […]
George stamps his Brand.
As Attorneys General go, one would have to concede that George Brandis is more high profile than most but a quick review of his “achievements” […]
Bigots or the disabled?
There could be no starker signal of this government’s intentions than the appointment of Tim Wilson as the Human Rights Commissioner for ‘Freedom’ at the […]
Abbott uses society’s vulnerable as means to an ideological end
It seems to me that it’s a core conservative tradition to use the most vulnerable people in society as a means to an ideological end. There […]
Abbott’s tyrannical silencing of 1,892,100 possibly critical political opinions
The recent directive from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on the lack of freedom of speech public servants have as private citizens, includes […]
Freedom to speak badly: one rule for protestors, another for Andrew Bolt?
Peter van Onselen devotes almost an entire page in the Australian this morning (paywalled. sorry) to complaining about the “unedifying” display of bad manners by […]
Tony Abbott’s Picks Show His Incompetence!
After a very successful summer, where the Australian Cricket Team have pounded the English, it looked like we were invincible. But then along comes Tony […]
An Open Letter to Tim Wilson
Dear Tim Wilson, I’m sure you’re a huge fan of Open Letters, what with your passion for free speech. I am also a fan of free […]
Who Said It? The Joker, or the Freedom Commissioner, Tim Wilson.
Ok, here’s today’s quiz. Who said the following, The Joker in “The Dark Knight” or Tim Wilson, Australia’s new Freedom Commissioner: “Haters are going to […]