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Day: February 5, 2015

Are we guilty of Schadenfreude?

Reading the mainstream newspapers this week and listening to talkback radio has been like going back in time to 2013 when the Labor government was in disarray,… Read more “Are we guilty of Schadenfreude?”

February 5, 2015 by John Kelly

First Cracks Appearing

Last night, we witnessed the first cracks in the wall of solidarity in the Liberal Party opening up. Western Australian liberal MP Dr Dennis Jensen broke ranks… Read more “First Cracks Appearing”

February 5, 2015 by John Kelly

The Smell of Blood

It’s in the air right now. You can actually taste it. The knives are out. The phones are running hot. How many more clichés can you fit… Read more “The Smell of Blood”

February 5, 2015 by John Kelly

The MSM asleep at the Wheel.

Last week Mainstream Media (MSM) political commentators were united in their condemnation and their mockery of PM Tony Abbott following his bizarre announcement that HRH Prince Phillip… Read more “The MSM asleep at the Wheel.”

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 by John Kelly

Could anything be more contradictory?

Assistant Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has just returned from the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos with some pearls of wisdom that have come from a suppository of… Read more “Could anything be more contradictory?”

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 by John Kelly

The Equality of Citizenship.

During the period between WW2 and the 1970s most western governments established employment as a right of citizenship. They declared that a properly regulated redistribution of wealth… Read more “The Equality of Citizenship.”

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 by John Kelly

The New Cop on the Beat

Andrew Street and Matthew Knott’s highly entertaining and informative articles in the Sydney Morning Herald on Thursday 22nd January, give us some insight as to what we… Read more “The New Cop on the Beat”

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 by John Kelly

Where are the Visionaries?

If ever Tony Abbott had an opportunity to become the infrastructure Prime Minister he boasted he wanted to be, right now it is staring him in the… Read more “Where are the Visionaries?”

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 by John Kelly

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