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Beyond Roe v. Wade
As the frenzy in America escalates around the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that challenges Roe v. Wade, I was reminded…
Democracy: a game of Blind Man’s Buff
This week’s election results should be of little surprise to those who pay attention to trends. I am referring particularly…
This is worse than we thought
It’s much worse than we thought. The ALP will govern in its own right, but will be forced into extreme…
Jim Allan, you’re dreamin’
James Allan’s take on the worst night on the Liberal Party’s history is, by and large, right. The leafy suburbs…
Labor chased Menzies’ forgotten people - and won
Grief – that was my feeling on election night. It was not a new emotion. Grief has followed me these…
Australia is already at Net Zero
Australia has a landmass of 7,692,024 square kilometres with a sparse inland population, greenhouse gas-emitting livestock, and heavy industry. Combined…
De-Carbonising the Liberal Moderates
The process of counting the casualties from the weekend’s political massacre continues. That hasn’t slowed Labor down. The first official…
Farewell to freedom
At face value, the 2022 federal election is a run-of-the-mill change of government election. In the post-Menzies era, the average…
The media’s obsession with crucifying Scomo
Scott Morrison and his faith have been the subject of national discussion for three years, and yet journalists still don’t…
Election 2022: lessons and consequences
This year’s federal election was insane. It was chaotic. It was all over the place. And it has catastrophic consequences…
Progressive or conservative? Αsk Deves
O me miserum; mea culpa! and other Latin phrases of a similar kind. The worst federal government in many years…
The rich vote Left
The least conservative Liberal (and National) government in Australia’s history lost last weekend. There was no enthusiastic move to Labor.…
Is this (rough) democratic justice?
In December 1989, the Queensland National Party government lost power after 32 years in office. As David Barnett recounts in…
Keneally is Labor’s Kryptonite
Of the many federal election strands still being forensically examined – one at least is resolved. Former Labor high-flyer, Kristina…
Climate Change: the wolf that isn’t there
The amount of carbon dioxide emitted by human activity into the Earth’s atmosphere is about the equivalent of a grain…
Kooyong and Wentworth: the nowhere lands
There’s no doubt that Scott Morrison’s perceived arrogance, the small target strategy employed by the ALP, and the success of…
When appearing virtuous kills virtue
‘Don’t judge a book by its cover.’ As overused, meaningless phrases go, that’s one for the ages. It’s also blatantly…
Rowan Dean’s election comment
Scott Morrison and the Coalition did not lose government last night. They lost it on November 1 last year, when…
Albanese should support Scomo’s super access
Labor politicians and union representatives need a failsafe check on their emotional outbursts whenever the Liberal Party proposes changes to…
Compulsory voting keeps Australia conservative
Election time brings with it the old complaints of libertarians and the lazy who mumble about having to make their…
Hydrogen – the magic rainbow gas
If you believe in the tooth fairy, or vote Green, you probably believe that hydrogen is the magic rainbow gas…
Over easy Albanese fried on both sides
Anthony Albanese has claimed the Liberal advertising campaign slogan – ‘Life won’t be easy under Albanese’ – is racist bullying that…
We need passion in our politics
With only one sleep until polling day, I am firmly convinced that neither the Liberals nor Labor should be allowed…
Sovereignty to sizzle out on Saturday?
On Saturday we are compelled to vote – by law. In Australia, three things demonstrate that we are no longer…
The Senate gold mine
Is there such a thing as right and wrong? Well of course there is, and the fact that many university…
