Young Voters – Enrol To Vote!
With one week of the campaign down, Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott each have a…More
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What A Single Vote Can Do
Julia Gillard and the Labor party lost the 2010 election. That is, they failed to…More
The Big Tax And Spend Lies
Monday night’s 730 Report on ABC television ran a spirited argument between Finance Minister Penny…More
Abbott Must Come Clean On The Budget Emergency
It must be nice to live in the economic fantasy-land inhabited by the Coalition. For…More
Chris Bowen's Autonomous Foreign Policy Zone
What are the voters of Western Sydney asking from Tony Abbott this election? That was…More
The Dirty Business Of Winning Votes Begins
And so it begins… The 2013 federal election campaign kicks off with the major parties…More
Let's Redefine Asylum Seekers
Knowing that people, especially asylum seekers, are suffering as a result of Australian government policies…More
Black Hole? What Budget Black Hole?
The Treasurer’s Economic Statement has drawn a great deal of comment, little of which is enlightening.…More
Say Hello To Tony Abbott And Friends
1. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s cabinet comprises 20 members, of whom six are women. Opposition…More
Obeid Was At The Heart Of ALP Power
In his sadly under-appreciated novel from 2000, Last Drinks, Andrew McGahan created one of Australia's…More