No Advantage And No Courage
Media reports this week have repeated the already well-known fact that asylum seekers arriving by…More
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What Is Abbott Really Up To?
Here's a question: Why was Tony Abbott’s Budget reply so full of basic economic errors?…More
Abbott Will Cut Deeper Than The ALP
Well, Tony Abbott blew it in his Budget reply. Any notion that his version of…More
So Where The Bloody Hell Aren't You?
What does "excising the mainland from the migration zone" actually mean? Whatever it means, it…More
Chin Up, Swanny. It's Not All Bad!
1. Only seven of the 34 OECD countries (wealthy, developed democracies) have triple A credit…More
The Aid Budget Is Not An ATM
The budget confirmed what many feared – Australia will continue to fail to honour its…More
Let Us Die With Dignity
"I have cancer, it cannot be treated and I am terrified of the pain and…More
Are Bigger Councils Better?
Constitutional recognition for local government is long overdue. The referendum in September is a sound…More
Budget Night By The Numbers
The deficit There's no getting around it: Labor has delivered yet another budget deficit this…More
Swan Delivers But Fails To Sell
Watching Wayne Swan deliver what must surely be his final media conference as Treasurer wasn't…More