Abbott’s Demolition Derby

The Abbott Federal government was quick out of the starting box in its environmental demolition derby. Any government body with … More

Reefer Madness

So-called Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has approved the construction of three new coal loading terminals at Abbott Point and … More

Australia’s military is finally pulling up stumps, so to speak, in this blighted land. Our longest war (12 years) has … More

Sorry but the alliteration is irresistible, and the subject is truly shocking. It may be out of our minds at … More

The political demise of Australia’s first female Prime Minister was partly fuelled by virulent sexist attacks in many quarters, and … More

The name Snowden rang a bell for a literary character and the penny finally dropped, to mix metaphors again: Catch … More

Gosh, time flies when you’re entertained by political giants Julia and Tony doing their ‘I’m gunna rip your throat out’ routine and other … More

Our major trading partner has special vices. Naturally I’m thrilled that we export masses of coal and iron ore to China, … More

The Fatty O’Barrell government is really scraping the bottom thereof, with its latest genuflection to the Evil (Packer-Gambler) Empire. By … More

KC has been an ardent critic of Australia’s Afghan intervention since its misguided inception in the time-honoured tradition of following … More