Politics
The fringes of Australian politics
Something’s in the water. That is the best explanation we have so far for the escalation of bizarre behaviour happening…
Impossible business growth underpins house of cards Budget
From Parliament House, Canberra: Last year Australia experienced record numbers of business failures. While the percentage of businesses was not…
Dark humour: Labor brands itself the party of tax cuts
Can anyone think of a more efficient way to waste trees than printing copies of the Budget on the eve…
Budget 2025: out of ideas and full of fiscal analgesics
Keating predicted a Banana Republic and it is gradually coming true
Ask Chris Bowen anything!
Every now and then I do a ‘welfare check’ on Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, who fled X…
Regional Australians are the biggest budget losers
From the Canberra Press Gallery: Regional Australia is the engine room of private sector activity in Australia. With the Budget…
Budget top priority should be income tax cuts
The Government didn’t plan to be giving today’s Budget, and the Opposition didn’t expect to have to give a Budget…
It was a mistake: Teal MP’s husband apologises for removing Liberal sign
The Federal Election hasn’t been called, but its annoying campaign antics have already begun. ‘Sign Wars’ are a common feature…
We can’t afford Albo’s phoney election campaign
From the National Press Club: Australia is in a phoney election campaign. We’re in that period where we know an…
Albanese’s $150 energy bill promise insults voters
I have no words… Anthony Albanese has promised to take $150 off our power bills if we give him another…
Peter Dutton must play for keeps
Peter Dutton and the Federal Liberal Party are now on the slide ahead of the upcoming Federal Election. The RedBridge…
One Nation means putting Australia first
When the Liberal-Labor uniparty is not ripping us off – they’re ripping us apart. That’s what it feels like listening…
Electric shock: it’s much worse than you think
Startled, I stared at my electricity bill. My consumption over the quarter had decreased by 4.62 per cent. The bill,…
Is labour market reform possible, or dead?
There is a glaring lack of enthusiasm for labour market reform coming into the federal election. Yet some maintain that…
Weak government response to antisemitism has left councils to fight alone
In January the world stopped to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz. It…
Paying for elections every three years is worth it
There’s an old joke about divorces. Do you know why they’re so expensive? Because they’re worth it. Elections are no…
Our nuclear winter continues under blackout Bowen
Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, who has proved a disappointment in every portfolio he has been gifted, has opted…
Making billions worthless
I keep losing track of how many billions of dollars have been promised during this unofficial stage of our Federal…
Simon says Teals keen for costly minority government
From the National Press Club: The disdain for conservatives was palpable in Simon Holmes à Court’s address at the National…
Albanese’s tariff spin
A distraction from home-grown economic woes
Trumpet of Patriots announces a Liberal election platform
From the National Press Club: Clive Palmer’s address on March 13 delivered the first tranche of the Trumpet of Patriot’s…
Labor’s debt apocalypse is upon us
The Albanese government has spectacularly failed on every level. Instead of pricking the Covid-inspired spending balloon it inherited, Labor has…
Unnecessary distraction on the Right
We’re weeks away from an election. The economy is floundering, social cohesion is under unprecedented strain, and we’re saddled with…
How long can we cruise?
Australia is like a cyclist who has stopped peddling. We have been travelling for some time ,not under our own…
What does it mean to be an Australian?
As we approach another Federal election, which I believe to be my 25th as a voter, this proud Old Bushy…
