Category Archives: Political debate

Turnbull Finished! – Hartcher’s Easter Prediction.

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/turnbull-had-his-chance-to-be-a-moral-force-now-he-s-just-a-spent-one-20180330-p4z75s.html Of course, Gold Walkley winning Journalist Peter Hartcher is not the first political analyst to have asserted that Malcolm Turnbull has betrayed his political principles, become morally bankrupt, and is now a spent force in Federal Politics. His Easter message … Continue reading →

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The Tony Abbott Conundrum.

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

I am disappointed in Tony Abbott. He exasperates me with his continuing carping at, and denigration of, Malcolm Turnbull. He has become a dogmatic, political know-all. I am appalled by his nonsensical climate change denial opinions. I find particularly offensive … Continue reading →

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Let’s not give-up on the concept of an indigenous political voice!

Posted on February 25, 2018 by

In suggesting the creation of small representative indigenous advisory body in Canberra, amounting, tongue in cheek, to a third house of parliament, I fear I crystallized opposition to the bipartisan proposal initiated in December 2015, for a referendum on formal … Continue reading →

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Negative gearing – an issue for Labor to win the next Australian federal election?

Posted on January 17, 2018 by

A carefully crafted proposal by Labor to curb negative gearing concessions to investment property owners gained wide acceptance in the lead-up to the last election 2 July 2016 won narrowly by the Coalition. I made a contribution to the debate … Continue reading →

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Alan Jones, Master of Rhetoric!

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

He may be in his mid-seventies, but Alan Jones AO has lost none of the “fire in his belly” for the causes he espouses, nor has he softened his aggression against opponents. On Monday 30 October 2017, the maestro of … Continue reading →

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It’s different this time Tony!

Posted on September 24, 2017 by

Tony Abbott’s contentious undermining of The Coalition’s Energy plans on Sky News Media 18/09/17, is both intentionally ignorant and mischievous. To him it is unconscionable that the party that so vocally exploited the Carbon Tax slogan in the 2013 federal … Continue reading →

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Is the ABC biased?

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

Law graduate Michelle Guthrie became the first woman to hold the position of Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) when she took over from Mark Scott in May 2016. She is a worthy appointee to arguably the most … Continue reading →

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Is the Liberal Party Uniting?

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

The announcement by Prime Minister Mr Malcolm Turnbull this week for a new super-portfolio under the direction of present Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, to oversee and coordinate issues of national security, had been under consideration for at least several months. … Continue reading →

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Happy (political) days are here again!!

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

Don’t you just love political intrigue! This is Peta (Incredible) Credlin. She has the Libs in a spin They are already fighting over her; and she is not yet even in Parliament. She is revered as a “fierce political warrior”, … Continue reading →

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Who’s behind the current Liberal Party Brawl?

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

Ostensibly it’s an ideological war between the conservatives, slanting policies to preserve the privileges of the more wealthy, and those promoting more egalitarian legislation. Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of the UK between 1979 and 1990, and … Continue reading →

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