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Hate Mail To Pro Gay Marriage MPs
The Sydney Morning Herald breathlessly reports that members of Federal Parliament who are supporters of gay marriage have been receiving hate mail. Greens MP Adam Brandt claimed some of the mail he had received was vitriolic and…
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Labor Party = Celebrity Apprentice
The Australian Labor Party is the girls’ team on Celebrity Apprentice, and Lisa Lampanelli is Kevin Rudd in drag.
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On The Persistent Promulgation Of Platitudes
It is a tad disappointing that church leaders trot out the same bland comments about illegal immigrants year after year. You might hope that if all they can up with is platitudes, they could at least try to…
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A Government That Does Nothing
Or at least, a government that does very little, would be a pleasant change. Evidence suggests that the more government does, the worse off people are. The problem with the Gillard government is not that is has accomplished nothing. The…
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Julia and the Toddler Team
Julia’s toddler team is certainly entertaining. Australian politics have not been so interesting since the days of Joh and Russ. Of course, ‘May you live in interesting times’ is a well known curse, and this government has…
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Julia’s Advice to Michael Clarke
Well, I guess that’s what she was trying to do; offer advice to the Australian cricket team as they prepare to face Bangladesh in Dhaka. That’s the trouble with Julia – you have to guess what…
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A Letter to Andrew Wilkie
Dear Mr Wilkie, I have been disappointed by your claims of racism in the Liberal party. As far as I am aware, no Liberal or National Party member of Federal Parliament has made disparaging claims or…
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Same Old Bogeyman
Ron Burgess at Business Spectator describes Australian uber-alarmist Flim Flannery as ‘Labor’s new bogeyman. I am not sure in what sense Flannery or his message are new. He has been constantly, amusingly wrong, but at least he has been…
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Clem 7 Tunnel Farce – Just Like the NBN
OK, so Brisbane needs better traffic systems. But this absurdly expensive, oversold, poorly researched, underused tunnel? The Clem 7 tunnel would never have been built if actual costs and usage had been known beforehand. RiverCity is carrying…
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Historic Health Reforms?
Right up there with the great moral challenge of our time. Having a single government funder of health services would help to prevent some of the bickering between Sate and federal governments, and reduce some of…
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Sophie Mirabella
Sophie Mirabella is one of my favourite Australian politicians. She is hard working, honest and intelligent – a possible future Prime Minister, and one who would be vastly more effective, in part because she has vastly more integrity,…
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Julia Mark IV
Julia Gillard wants to redefine Labor’s heart, promising to dump the culture of spin that marred Kevin Rudd’s leadership, demanding fresh ideas from her MPs and promising to keep her door open to her colleagues. The…
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What The Heck?
The blighters were just playing games when they checked Tony Crook’s intentions. What was the point of that? Just to prove that they are the big boys now? No one in the playground is going to push…
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Tony Needs To Toughen Up
Brandt has signed up with Labor after Bob Brown was promised a carbon tax. Wilkie has signed up with Labor after he was promised a renovated hospital in Hobart. Tony Abbott now needs to be absolutely…
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Election Musings
The Australian Electoral Commission has declared Brisbane for the Liberals. That leaves only Hasluck and Corangamite in doubt. Both still too close to call. But in Hasluck, Family First, Christian Democratic Party and Climate Sceptic preferences will all…
