The burning world of climate change denial
In 1969, a Union Oil drilling platform ten kilometres off the coast of Santa Barbara, a small tourist town in California, had a drilling hole […]
Articles by Eddy Jokovich
Another nail in the coffin for democracy
In January this year, Scott Morrison announced environmental legislation to protect native species was one of his government’s top priorities, and said “we already introduced […]
Indue and the small matter of political corruption
Would it ever be acceptable to appoint James Packer or Gerry Harvey to review social programs on behalf of government? Or Meriton property tycoon Harry […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On water matters set to sink Morrison
It’s the end of the first week of the federal election campaign and, already, we have the mainstream media telling everyone within earshot that this […]
Maths and media: where the election will be won and lost
It’s always unwise to make predictions about who is likely to win any election, but if Scott Morrison does end up on the victory podium […]
Scott Morrison and racism
Fifty people. That’s a large number of people, and it’s still difficult to comprehend this is how many died in the Christchurch shootings last Friday. […]