THE VIEW FROM MY GARDEN

Upgrading security at major sporting events such as the AFL Grand Final and similar events is a ‘no brainer’ in a post 9/11 world. But this has… Read more “Terror alert or political stunt?”

It is pretty much a no-brainer these days when the government is in trouble to resort to some kind of scoundrel activity in an effort to win… Read more “Spoiler Alert: Team Liberal are moving the Goalposts”

Over the past week or so we have witnessed examples of possibly the most mistake prone bunch of ministerial amateurs we have seen in the past 60… Read more “Multiple Ministers Scoring ‘Own Goals’”

If the GFC taught us anything, it is that the neo-liberal economic ideology is seriously flawed. But try telling that to a government surrounded by neo-liberals. Kaye… Read more “Honesty…what’s that?”

In a recent article by Warwick Smith in The Guardian, a group of economists refuted three of the government’s claims, namely that there was a budget emergency,… Read more “Is there really such a thing as national debt?”

Tony Abbott you are weak. When interviewed by Fran Kelly on ‘Insiders’ this morning you were asked if you had called Vladimir Putin. You said you hadn’t… Read more “Prime Minister, Why haven’t you called Putin?”

When the real stories begin to emerge from Sri Lanka, as they no doubt will, can we  hope the collective conscience of the nation will be sufficiently… Read more “The Ugly Australians”

If the Coalition think for one moment that they can put one over Clive Palmer, they are deluding themselves. But, given Abbott’s penchant for verbal dishonesty they… Read more “This Reprehensible Rabble”

It’s an odd sounding question but not without foundation. Clive Palmer’s bombshell press conference with Al Gore where he announced his party’s voting intentions in the Senate… Read more “Is Clive Palmer the de facto Prime Minister?”