George Brandis saves the planet
Would Senator George Brandis dare dispute Einstein’s Theory of Relativity? Brandis: E = mc2 etc is just a maze of formulas that has nothing to do with reality. And if…
Hanson-Young – tears and fears for refugees
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is well known for her compassion towards refugees Link to related column published in The Age 19 December 2014 AGONY OF CHILDREN TREATED WORSE THAN ANIMALS…
Abbott frees gambling industry and trusts it to behave. No joke!
With apologies to Ned Kelly and Arthur Boyd Link to related column published in The Age 27 August 2013: ABBOTT FREES GAMBLING INDUSTRY FROM REFORM The Coalition will rely on…
The Adventures of THE CROSSBENCHERS – Final Episode
The curtain is to close on our super-hero key independents –THE CROSSBENCHERS Independent MP Tony Windsor has joined fellow crossbencher, independent Rob Oakeshott, in announcing he’s quitting politics at the…
Rupert Murdoch – destroyer of democracy – Australian style
Mr Murdoch, no fool whatever his other failings, realised very early on that – just like a large shareholding in a company leads to control of the company – 70%…
Faulkner – poor silly sad John
5 December 2012 Once upon a time, there was a silly Labor Senator called John Faulkner. He was silly because he believed in quaint old-fashioned notions like ‘political integrity’ and…