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The toll road to serfdom
Image courtesy of smh.com.au You can still have Labor’s superior NBN plan, writes Sean Stinson, but you will have to be prepared to part with some hard-earned cash first. In 1888 a young Serbian...
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Exposing the lie of politics
Image courtesy of tomohalloran.com It is no surprise that when it comes to trust, collectively politicians rate very lowly. And individually there are many politicians that we definitely do not trust....
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Ides of May?
I am not sure what Malcolm Turnbull was thinking, or drinking, when he posted the following on his facebook page today: Like most Australians, I was angry about Labor’s reckless financial mismanagement...
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Malcolm’s sleep-over
This delightful exchange between Malcolm Turnbull and one of our readers was sent to us by said reader, and while we are not in the habit of publishing everything that makes its way to our desk, this...
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Random thoughts
When Malcolm Turnbull called for a vote on the Liberal leadership in 2009, Tony Abbott eventually won by one vote. One of Malcolm’s supporters was in hospital at the time and was not given a proxy...
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Breaking News – Abbott Government asserts that it hasn’t changed; striped...
In a surprising development, one of Abbott’s senior ministers admitted that he wasn’t an expert on everything. Eric Abetz announced that he wasn’t a medical expert and therefore wouldn’t be commenting...
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Callow or shallow?
When Nelson Mandela died last year, Tony Abbott joined many other world leaders in singing his praises. “The world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela will forever be remembered as...
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STOP THE RORTS
In a time when “Team Australia” is being asked to pull together to fix the “debt and deficit disaster we inherited from Labor”, when we are told “the age of entitlement is over” and “nothing is free”,...
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How about some other political witch hunts, Mr Abbott?
Malcolm Turnbull and John Howard (image from nws.com.au) Tony Abbott promised to do many things if the LNP won the 2013 election. One of these, which was no doubt driven by populism and not policy...
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Do ya do ya do ya really care?
I make this pledge to you the Australian people. I will govern for all Australians. I want to lift everyone’s standard of living. I want to see wages and benefits rise in line with a growing economy. I...
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Actions speak louder than words
Joe Hockey has been making noise about tax avoidance. “They’re stealing from us and our community,” he told the Nine Network on Friday, labelling tax cheats as “thieves.” Tony Abbott told us we should...
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Tony Abbott: Begging For His Job. Round 1.
Something truly remarkable is happening in Australian Politics. Unprecedented in my memory. An Australian Prime Minister is being given the chance to transform from bastard to saint. Or somewhere...
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Just who is Malcolm Turnbull? Can it work the second time around?
Tony Abbott came to the Prime Minister ship with a mixture of negative malevolence, callous misogyny, lying, cheating and creating crisis when none existed. With the support of Rupert Murdoch he...
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My thoughts on the Week that Was
Saturday June 13 1 I am an artist with a Dip of Fine Arts. How anyone could say that Wind Farms are a blot on the landscape is beyond me. Thank God our PM didn’t pursue a career in industrial design....
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He really is off his rocker. Or he’s a nut case.
Who else but a leader of dubious mental capacity would say something like this? “This government doesn’t get enough credit, Australia doesn’t get enough credit, for the emissions reduction work that we...
View ArticleThe stage is set for a Turnbull challenge
Malcolm Turnbull will only get one likely chance to be Prime Minister, and that chance could be offered to him within days. Both Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten have laid down his challenge. The trigger...
View ArticleAbbott’s gone, so where to now?
For many of us the demise of Tony Abbott has seen our wish fulfilled. And it comes with an enormous amount of relief and satisfaction. But his demise also changes the dynamics of the next election, but...
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How do I feel?
By Bob Rafto I know it wasn’t wishful thinking but I’m sure Malcolm said in an interview that his party lied before the last election and his party broke their promises, but I can’t find the link. On...
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7 Reasons To Like A Malcolm Turnbull Government
How quickly the nation has moved on. From Abbott-hate on Monday to Turnbull-love on Tuesday, we adjust fast to new Prime Ministers in this country. The consensus on social media is that while the...
View ArticleWinning back trust
When Greg Hunt appointed Gregory Andrews to be our first ‘Threatened Species Commissioner’ in July last year, few people other than Chris Graham at New Matilda paid any attention. Andrews has a very...
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