What has this government ever done for you? Probably nothing
The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has repeatedly ruled out an early election, claiming “there is no plan, intention or consideration given to doing anything other […]
Government and politics
Turnbull and the mystery of economic management
This week was all about the magical number of 30 – 30 consecutive losing Newspolls for the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, or 111, if you […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 – […]
A secretive parliamentary day in Canberra
Yet another riveting day in Parliament Question time, replete with insane Dorothy Dix questions from Government MPs, and relentless questions from Labor about the broadband […]
There’s no case for a corporate tax cut when one in five of Australia’s top companies don’t pay it
There is no compelling evidence that giving the country’s biggest companies a tax cut sees that money passed on to workers in the form of […]