Conflicts of interest and the corruption of politics
Political representation, when performed correctly, is a demanding and taxing job and I have no problem with the level of tax-payer funded salaries for politicians, […]
Month: March 2018
The week in politics: The return of Batman and the support of an inequitable rort
A great deal of activity in national politics over the past week – a 16-year-old state government was thrown out of office, and a victory […]
The imputation rort that helps the top end of town
Let’s be honest: who actually knew about dividend imputation before the Labor leader, Bill Shorten, announced the policy to scrap cash refunds that exist under […]
Kill Bill and the failure of a smear campaign
Kill Bill is a series of two movies produced by Quentin Tarantino during 2003 and 2004 as a homage to martial arts films, samurai cinema, […]
Who’s next after Malcolm Turnbull?
The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, must regret many of his political comments, but surely none more than the words he announced so loudly on September […]
Michaelia Cash and losing in the art of politics
There are many finer points within the art of politics, but the most critical point is to choose your battles carefully and choose them wisely. […]
Barnaby Joyce – a political obituary
Serious calls for resignation – serious ones – always end with the resignation of the politician involved. Barnaby Joyce held out for three weeks – […]