The Last Days Of The House And A Labor–Greens Alliance?

The Last Days Of The House And A Labor–Greens Alliance?

The parliamentary year commenced with the revelations of a rape at Parliament House; it ended with a report into sexual harassment at parliamentary workplaces… and a federal minister stepping aside after he was accused of physically abusing a staffer he was having an affair with. When will parliamentarians learn their lessons?

And with so many government MPs and Ministers resigning, is it a sign of panic? No, it’s quite normal for MPs to retire and they can’t stay in politics forever. But it certainly doesn’t help the cause of the Liberal–National Coalition. And Anthony Albanese has announced a 43% reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2030, and the sky hasn’t fallen in. Not yet, but Scott Morrison is certain to find a way of misrepresenting the policy, because that’s what he does best. Actually governing can wait for another day.

And a Labor–Greens coalition? The Liberal Party and National Party have one, so why not? It’s a little bit more complicated but it comes down to two factors: the Liberal and National parties need each other to form government, while the Labor Party can form government by itself. And the other reason? The need has never arisen (except for 2010). And it won’t arise until we get a repeat of 2010: a hung parliament.

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Morrison’s rabble and the Civil Disobedience of the LNP

Morrison’s rabble and the Civil Disobedience of the LNP

This term of Parliament is descending into chaos, and it’s almost as though the anarchist society has taken over the Senate and House of Representatives. But it’s not the anarchist society: it’s the L...

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Morrison’s Slogan Roadtest And We Listen To The Voices Of Kooyong

Morrison’s Slogan Roadtest And We Listen To The Voices Of Kooyong

It’s increasingly obvious the Prime Minister is using the final stages of this Parliament to roadtest a number of different election slogans. Last week it was ‘Australians taking back their lives’, fo...

23 Marras 202134min

Attacking The ABC And Morrison’s Sympathy For The Devil

Attacking The ABC And Morrison’s Sympathy For The Devil

Once again, the Liberal–National Coalition is attacking the ABC, and doing the bidding of News Corporation in its quest to remove the ABC from government ownership and sell if off to the highest bidde...

19 Marras 202131min

The Anti-Vax Point of No Return And The Road To Liberal Party Oblivion

The Anti-Vax Point of No Return And The Road To Liberal Party Oblivion

Australia is seeking national leadership at this point of time to ward off the threat of extremist behaviour in Melbourne but instead of trying to dampen the enthusiasm of QAnon, neo-Nazis, fascists, ...

16 Marras 202134min

Morrison’s China Syndrome And Telling People What To Do

Morrison’s China Syndrome And Telling People What To Do

Paul Keating was a hit at the National Press Club address during the week, but members of the federal government were not so happy about this. Because he spoke positively and realistically about China...

12 Marras 202136min

Liar Liar, Liberal Branch Stacking and Defamation

Liar Liar, Liberal Branch Stacking and Defamation

There won’t be a federal election in the short term, but that doesn’t mean campaigning can’t start early. It feels like the election campaign has already commenced, with Scott Morrison wanting to ‘mov...

10 Marras 202137min

I Don’t Think, I Know: A Diplomatic Disaster and NSW Corruption

I Don’t Think, I Know: A Diplomatic Disaster and NSW Corruption

The Prime Minister was reluctant to go to the COP26 climate change conference and it’s obvious to see why. To say it was a diplomatic disaster is an understatement and the more Scott Morrison makes po...

5 Marras 202129min

The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison – A Conversation With Sean Kelly

The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison – A Conversation With Sean Kelly

What is Scott Morrison? A brand name? A theme, a hologram, a Prime Minister, an advertisement, a football coach?… or just a person? It’s hard to know, because Morrison reveals so little of who he actu...

2 Marras 202136min

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