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 […]
Scott Morrison
Mr Morrison Goes To Washington, QAnon And Celebrity Politics
Scott Morrison has been to Washington and back, and a State Dinner was held in his honour. While grandstanding and hurling insults at China might […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Most Exciting 2019 Election Campaign Continues
Contrary to most perceptions from the media about a ‘boring’ campaign, we think the 2019 election is one of the most exciting ever. Why? Because […]
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 […]
Budget 2019, The End Of A Zany Parliament And Waiting For An Election
Conventional wisdom suggests there are two types of Budgets: one that’s in surplus, and one that’s in deficit. But there’s also the Budget type that […]