Impending Economic Disaster, A Compassionate Conservative And We Need To Talk About Albo
There’s a disaster facing the Australian economy and, unfortunately, the best the Liberal–National Government can do is blame the Labor Party – even t
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Indue and the small matter of political corruption
Would it ever be acceptable to
appoint James Packer or Gerry Harvey to review social programs on behalf of
government? Or Meriton property tycoon Harry Triguboff? The owner of the Seven
Group, Kerry Stokes? Should we appoint Gina Rinehart to sit on the board of the
Fair Work Commission?
Cracks appearing in the Morrison government
The
political landscape after the May 2019 federal election is becoming clearer,
with all sides of politics starting to develop their strategies and navigate a
pathway towards the next election, due in 2022. There are a wide range of new
faces and new voices we’ll have to get used to and the key talking points and
battle lines are being pushed forward by these new characters and new players
in the Government and Labor Opposition.
Going the nuclear option
Sometimes, it’s difficult to know whether governments are genuinely interested in the agendas they push forward, or whether there are issues played out in the background resulting in other ulterior motivations. And, as part of this process, covering up some of their misadventures and mismanagement of political issues.
Unfunded Empathy, Taking Sides, Diversionary Nuclear And S44 Solutions
We are very impressed to hear there is a new part of the political lexicon: unfunded empathy.
The divisive Scott Morrison
Whose side are you on?
In an instant, it’s both an aggressive and
divisive question, demanding a choice between the favourable and the
unfavourable, the good and the bad. Whose side? Your side or mine? Black or
white? Haves or have nots? Rich or poor? Hard working or lazy? Left or right?
Why Democracy Is Broken: David Lewis interviews Kim Wingerei
Democracy is being held hostage by the adversarial nature of party politics. The people deserve better and a democracy upgrade is long overdue. Is democracy broken?
Surprise Agendas, Mandates And Codes Of Conduct
Surprised by their surprise 2019 election victory, the Liberal-National Party is searching for an agenda to implement over the next term of Parliament, and trying to
The 2019 Federal Election Wrap-Up, Politics For Sale, And Parliament 46
Apologies if our 2019 Election Wrap-Up special episode is late but we had to wait until every postal vote had been received and counted, and see if there was any sign
Peter Dutton may not have abandoned his leadership ambitions
The Minister for Home Affairs,
Peter Dutton, has told allies he still harbours ambitions as Liberal leader,
but is preparing to have his ambitions thwarted as Prime Minister Scott
Morrison unveiled the Government’s new-look frontbench this week.