Swan Is On The Money
Forget Bruce Springsteen. Forget Treasurer Wayne Swan’s bizarre excursion into pop musicology. Forget Swan’s mediocre…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
How The Big Parties Lost Their Way On Refugees
Democracy rises from grass roots. To be effective it cannot be driven by "faceless men".…More
Will Abbott Roll Back Equality?
Is it fanciful to think there are people in Australia today who want to roll…More
Shirking the NDIS Is A Disgrace
After a week in which the political posturing over disability funding reached ludicrous levels, perhaps…More
Climate Of The Nation
"I think if politicians are involved, people put the red flag up straight away. They…More
When The Successful Secede
State-Commonwealth tensions, one of Australia’s most enduring features, are never far from the news, with…More
'Kick Them Out, Keep Them Out'
To this day many facts about what happened in Nauru in the early years of…More
Queensland – The Slogan State
In his victory speech on election night last March, incoming Queensland Premier Campbell Newman said…More
Different Ends Of The Economic Universe
Poor old Wayne Swan. He runs an economy the envy of most of the world.…More
What A Pack Of Whingers
"Once upon a time in Westphalia," Voltaire begins his satirical novel Candide, "there lived a…More