Reopening schools fraught with danger
Governments, especially those from the conservative side of politics, never waste an opportunity to exploit turmoil – except if it’s an issue that doesn’t suit […]
Scott Morrison
The Wrong Government For The Times And The End Of Neoliberalism
Listen to our latest podcast! The contents: The coronavirus crisis is likely to be with us for some time to come and governments have been […]
The new normal of scandal, viruses and racism
Another week, another scandal. This seems to be the ‘new normal’ for this term of Parliament, with the revelation of more government impropriety in the […]
Climate Change Again, The Angus Beauty Myth Turns Ugly, Goodbye 2019
Listen to our latest podcast! The contents: The climate change debate is heating up to a temperature even hotter than the NSW bushfires. Just as […]
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 […]
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 […]