The massive media fail, Morrison censured and Labor ends the year on a high
The Victoria election was held last weekend and, contrary to what everyone in the media wanted and predicted, it was another crushing defeat for the Liberal Party. It wasn't even close. For the past t...
2 Des 202241min
Miners attacking IR changes, despicable media in Victoria, and drop the whistleblower charges now!
Industrial relations are once again in the spotlight, with the mining industry and Qantas joining the Coalition in their attacks on the Labor government’s proposed legislation.And the big sticking poi...
25 Nov 202238min
China Defrosted, the US Midterms and Australia’s Big Gambling Problem
There’s been a major breakthrough in the diplomatic relationship between Australia and China, with the Australian Prime Minister and Chinese president holding a meeting at the G20 summit in Indonesia....
18 Nov 202240min
Business behaving badly, COP27 no-show, Robodebt disaster, and it’s time to investigate News Corp
There’s a lot of issues that are starting to build up in federal politics and with just a few more weeks of sitting days before the end of the year, the Labor government is trying to fit in as much as...
11 Nov 202248min
Ghosts of inflation, Lehrmann mistrial, a racist attack in the West, and the divisive News Corp
The Budget is all over, and just like many of the previous Budgets, it’s almost disappeared from the news cycle, although there’s still some remnants that are being discussed, and the two big issue s ...
4 Nov 202244min
Sick of the media: 2022 Labor Budget analysis
The second Budget for 2022 has been released, and it’s Labor’s first budget in nine years – it’s a Budget that’s been prepared in very difficult circumstances – there’s a national government debt of a...
28 Okt 202237min
The climate change floods, goodbye Jerusalem and a new attack on Medicare
The floods in eastern Australia have been the focus of political attention over the past week, with major flooding events in Victoria, southern New South Wales and the northern parts of Tasmania – the...
21 Okt 202242min
Media Diversity, Broken Promises and the Return of the Ruby Princess
There have been calls for a parliamentary inquiry into media diversity in Australia, and generally, the behaviour of the mainstream media – and these calls have been made for about 20 years or so. The...
14 Okt 202247min
