Recall Election legislation is desperately needed for rogue politicians
One legislative mechanism that would enable voters to annul the term of politicians who go rogue or fail to represent…
#TheirABC, #TheirEthics
There’s so much going wrong for the ABC it’s hard to keep track. The latest news reveals the broadcaster is…
Australian schools need a tough love reboot
Pupils, we can do this the easy way, or the hard way. You choose. If Australia can’t improve our international K-12…
Coal isn’t just an energy issue, but also vital to defence
Australia’s ability to produce unlimited electricity has almost been lost thanks to myopic politicians captured by climate zeitgeist. Our nation’s…
No end to the NBN nonsense
The latest skirmish has erupted in the never-ending, highly partisan, NBN civil war. The NBN was a disaster at the…
How the shinybums stuffed MyGov – and are still making you queue at Centrelink
If MyGov was an eCommerce website the repetitive outages would have been cured in about six hours or less. The…
A coronavirus crash: the compelling event?
In cybersecurity, it’s called the compelling event: when a serious security incident occurs that causes financial loss or serious brand…
If Raheem Kassam should be banned from Australia, what about that thug George O’Dowd?
According to grandstanding Senator Kristina Keneally, commentator Raheem Kassam should have been banned from entry to Australia. Kassam, who offhandedly…
The Paladin contract non-conspiracy
Government tenders are fraught with risks that most citizens fail to grasp. On the face of it there are aspects…
Sub snafus and other technical traumas
Sometimes you feel like screaming when hit with that sinking feeling that our politician’s obligation to their voters is often…
Keep the lights working, not the spin doctors
Australian Energy Market Operator supremo Audrey Zibelman likes saying load shedding – rolling blackouts to you and me – is…
