Ex-Senator Dastardly and Soon-to-be-Senator Sexy
Senator – Sino-tor? – Sam Dastyari today pulled the plug on his career and resigned to spend more time with his immediate family and his extended Chinese family. In some …
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Time to end the election day circus
A sausage sizzle and a vote is an old Australian tradition. But as a wise man once said, those who like democracy, just like sausages, shouldn’t know too much about …
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Why the Palaszczuk government deserves to be Pole-axed
Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Labor government in Queensland is not the worst in Australia – it’s not as offensively far-leftist like the Andrews government in Victoria or as dumb as the carbonophobic …
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Dual loyalties
The federal politics in Australia is fast degenerating into (another) farce, with more and more parliamentarians potentially holding dual citizenships, thus making them ineligible to sit in parliament (for the …
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Why I’m losing faith in Australian “Liberalism”, part 457
Two stories about the National Broadband Network in the media today. The one generating more outrage is the one singling out the most expensive connections (“The most expensive broadband connection in …
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The Best Wo/Man For The Job
It’s time to quit complaining about the supposedly terrible state of politics in Australia. If the perfect market is achieved through the most efficient utilisation of all resources, I have …
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Breaking news: CFMEU are still scumbags
What does one even say? Union head Ged Kearney has sensationally claimed it is a mining giant’s fault that CFMEU protesters are making threats, as it has emerged a young girl …
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Real marriage, sham debate
Never in the field of political conflict in Australia was so much time of so many monopolised by so few. Many will no doubt quibble with various aspects of the …
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Thank you for the half a trillion debt
Great news everyone: On Tuesday, gross Commonwealth debt reached more than $499 billion, after growing by more than $2 billion since Friday and $9 billion since early May. You guys …
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Malcolm in the Middle
Federal Budgets generally give the government of the day a poll bounce, even if only a momentary one. Some fall flat and register barely a twitch. The Turnbull/Morrison Budget for …
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The zombie candidacy of Kevin Rudd
Just like the man himself, Kevin Rudd’s candidacy for the United Nations’ Secretary General position refuses to die and stay buried, as it deserves to, with a stake through the …
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