During this interminable Australian Federal election campaign the Coalition has shortened their notorious three-word slogan format previously practised by erstwhile … More
Category: Politics
Revenant
(French, present participle of revenir, to return – when used in English curiously it is more dramatic, from the dead, like the … More
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
Afghanistan Adieu
Australia’s military is finally pulling up stumps, so to speak, in this blighted land. Our longest war (12 years) has … More
Kevin from TV
Following Gillard’s guillotining we’re wondering what Kevin Rudd’s mass appeal is all about. Psychoanalysis of the Australian body (brain?) politic is called for. … More
Kitchen Rules
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
Conscription: A Memoir
Historians and fans of the Whitlam government have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of its election. In December 1972 Gough … More
Banging for Barangaroo Bucks
The Fatty O’Barrell government is really scraping the bottom thereof, with its latest genuflection to the Evil (Packer-Gambler) Empire. By … More
Australia’s Afghan War Fails
KC has been an ardent critic of Australia’s Afghan intervention since its misguided inception in the time-honoured tradition of following … More
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