Cracks appearing in the Morrison government
The political landscape after the May 2019 federal election is becoming clearer, with all sides of politics starting to develop their strategies and navigate a...
Going the nuclear option
Sometimes, it’s difficult to know whether governments are genuinely interested in the agendas they push forward, or whether there are issues played out in the...
Unfunded Empathy, Taking Sides, Diversionary Nuclear And S44 Solutions
We are very impressed to hear there is a new part of the political lexicon: unfunded empathy. It’s the bureaucratic way of saying: “get %$knF!!”...
The divisive Scott Morrison
Whose side are you on? In an instant, it’s both an aggressive and divisive question, demanding a choice between the favourable and the unfavourable, the...
Why Democracy Is Broken: David Lewis interviews Kim Wingerei
Democracy is being held hostage by the adversarial nature of party politics. The people deserve better and a democracy upgrade is long overdue. Is democracy...
Surprise Agendas, Mandates And Codes Of Conduct
Surprised by their surprise 2019 election victory, the Liberal-National Party is searching for an agenda to implement over the next term of Parliament, and trying...
The 2019 Federal Election Wrap-Up, Politics For Sale, And Parliament 46
Apologies if our 2019 Election Wrap-Up special episode is late but we had to wait until every postal vote had been received and counted, and...
The 2019 election verdict: It’s Labor
It’s Election Day 2019 and our final prediction is the same as it has been since August 2016: Labor will win this election, and it...
Who Wins The 2019 Election Final Countdown?
It’s the final week of Election 2019 and Labor is still in the best position to win the election. We’re not saying anything controversial here:...
The final week of Campaign 2019
We’re into the final week of the 2019 election campaign and, if it was a simple contest of ideas, the Labor Party would be confident...
A tale of two eggs: Gillard and Morrison
Five-letter word; to egg on. That was my first cryptic crossword clue many years ago and after staring and thinking about what the answer could...
A Labor victory is in sight
We’re into the final two weeks of the 2019 federal election campaign, and two opinion polls released today still point towards a Labor victory. The...