A short “putting human face to a political debate†article appeared in “The Australian†this morning that bears quoting almost in full: Melbourne mother of eight Helen Liumaihetau thinks Scott …
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As everyone knows, there are a few things that bore me more than sport, and particularly reading and writing about it, but we’re talking about my backyard (literally; I think …
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While all the children in both the Republican and the Democratic Parties are throwing sand around, pulling faces at each other and pissing in the sandpit, the US federal debt …
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We are living in the midst of the Great Malaise, the time of cynicism, disenchantment and distrust. The elites are revolting against the masses and the masses are revolting against …
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It’s possible that with Malcolm Turnbull as the Prime Minister, the Liberal/National Coalition avoided a landslide defeat at the hands of Bill Shorten’s Labor. It’s possible that had Tony Abbott …
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Earlier today I set up two A-frames on the side of a busy local road and campaigned for my old mate Trevor Evans, if standing next to two A-frames on …
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The European Union says they get it. Then they show they don’t. This is pretty much the only conclusion I can draw from reading a leaked copy of the post-Brexit …
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So the Liberal Party put up a tradie ad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fse0sm05V-8 The ad was mercilessly ridiculed on the social media, in part because the tradie was supposedly a fake tradie. Though he …
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Earlier today, Labor have released a 32-page booklet called “10 Year Plan for Australia’s Economyâ€, probably because “5 Year Plan for Australia’s Economy†is no longer considered a thing on …
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Young kids come to me on the street these days and ask: “Hey, Arthur, you were born and grew up in a communist country, didn’t you? So tell us, does …
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As most of you might be aware by now, over the last few weeks and in the course of the federal election campaign, I have developed a deep and personal …
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Just in case you’re still wondering what is causing the Donald Trump phenomenon, you could do worse than read any of Michael Lewis’ recent books. Not that people who support …
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Want to know why Trump is about to become the Republican nominee and why Bernie is almost the Democrat nominee (though is unlikely to get there in the end)? Thanks …
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With apologies to Paul Kelly, the era of economic reform in Australia is over. As is the era of a smaller, if not exactly small, government. Twenty-four years ago, Kelly …
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I miss the ’90s. I never thought I would say that, but there it is. As a Gen X, I’m a child of the ’80s, albeit as experienced on the …
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