Whitewashing WorkChoices
Picture this: You’re a government and you’ve done something stupid, like bringing in draconian Industrial…More
Browsing: Australian Politics
Turnbull's Big Lie
Propaganda often works through fabrications so audacious that opponents are left shell-shocked and unable to…More
Endless Outputs of Stuff
After 30 minutes each of Peter Costello and the instant Budget analysts, I switched to…More
On Schools, Bullies And Politicians
Some years ago, the primary school in Elizabeth Vale in South Australia had a major…More
I Don't Like Mondays
On Monday morning, in the middle of a tutorial at UWS, a security guard entered…More
Does NSW Stand Alone?
At Labor’s recent National Conference, the Party watered down a proposal to introduce a national…More
The Politics of IR
The politics of industrial relations has seesawed since the promulgation of WorkChoices in April 2006.…More
The Great Persuader
It’s been one of the longest goodbyes in politics, but last Thursday Tony Blair finally…More
Partners in Corruption
There are some countries you bully and some countries you don’t. Abuses of human rights…More
Through Different Eyes
I felt like I had been thrown in the deep end when, within half an…More