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Month: August 2015

Abbott’s Ever Diminishing Campaign Options

I read online Friday morning that Australian Border Force were planning to conduct visa checks across the Melbourne CBD starting the same day and continuing over the… Read more “Abbott’s Ever Diminishing Campaign Options”

August 31, 2015August 31, 2015 by John Kelly

Neoliberal TINA Economics is Flat Earth thinking

Originally posted on Think Left:
By Prue Plumridge Belief in a flat Earth is found in the oldest writings and early Mesopotamian maps showed the world as…

August 24, 2015August 24, 2015 by John Kelly

Abbott’s Position Unsustainable.

To the keen political observer, Leadership speculation about Tony Abbott first began in social media memes literally from the day the Coalition formed government in 2013 and… Read more “Abbott’s Position Unsustainable.”

August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by John Kelly

Abbott, the Great Battologist

Reading Barry Cassidy’s article in ‘The Drum’ this week, I learnt a new word: Battologist, which means ‘wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing’. Perhaps there… Read more “Abbott, the Great Battologist”

August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by John Kelly

Abbott in trouble again as Leadership speculation re-surfaces

As one pores over the plethora of MSM articles written by a number of political editors since the Bronwyn Bishop resignation, one gets the feeling that Tony… Read more “Abbott in trouble again as Leadership speculation re-surfaces”

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015 by John Kelly

An Economic Blueprint for a Sustained Recovery

In response to the AIMN article, “Unemployment rises with no plans for Growth”, Andreas Bimba outlined a recovery path that provides politicians from both major parties with… Read more “An Economic Blueprint for a Sustained Recovery”

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015 by John Kelly

Unemployment rises with no plans for growth.

This week’s unemployment figures should have seen the MSM frothing at the mouth. With over 800,000 Australians looking for work and no sign of any nation building… Read more “Unemployment rises with no plans for growth.”

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015 by John Kelly

A commentary by Jennifer Wilson

August 11, 2015 by John Kelly

Abbott: is the cur taking a whipping?

Originally posted on No Place For Sheep:
This could well be wishful thinking on my part, however… Yesterday, as I watched the anointing of the new Speaker…

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015 by John Kelly

Drug Law Reform: The issue we should be debating

Recently, Greens leader Richard Di Natale stepped up to the plate and called for bipartisan support for drug law reform. He believes we can start by adopting… Read more “Drug Law Reform: The issue we should be debating”

August 5, 2015 by John Kelly

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