Category Archives: Federal politics

What are the odds?

Posted on 30 November, 2021 by C.L.

Another Kate Jenkins harassment ‘survey,’ another magic 51 percent.

Posted in Fake news, Federal politics | 5 Comments

That’s what governments, health officials and police are for

Posted on 28 November, 2021 by C.L.

The online world should not be a wild west where bots and bigots and trolls and others are anonymously going around and can harm people and hurt people, harass them and bully them and sledge them. That is not Australia.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal politics, Legal affairs | 16 Comments

Locks out protection for Christian doctors and black footballers

Posted on 24 November, 2021 by C.L.

Scott Morrison locks in protection for gay children. Christians are presented there as the enemy.

Posted in Fake conservatism, Federal politics | 6 Comments

That freedom MPs are ‘rebels’ is why Liberals deserve to lose

Posted on 24 November, 2021 by C.L.

Forgetting the forgotten: Unite or we lose election, Scott Morrison tells rebel Coalition MPs.

Posted in Fake conservatism, Federal politics | 19 Comments

Tanya Plibersek says far-right ideology is evidently on the rise

Posted on 18 November, 2021 by C.L.

That time the ALP incited an attempt to assassinate the entire Howard government:

Posted in Federal politics, Hypocrisy of the left | 7 Comments

Pauline’s Chalk ’n Talk

Posted on 12 November, 2021 by C.L.

Via Twostix, a superbly made One Nation election advisory. And Part II was just posted.

Posted in Elections, Federal politics | 9 Comments

First sighting this season: the Migaloo of political tropes

Posted on 30 October, 2021 by C.L.

EVEN within his oeuvre of dogmatic expediency, Paul Kelly’s Weekend Australian column is one of the most rambling, confusing and amoral I’ve read. The topic is the Morrison government and Net Zero, which we should start referring to as Year … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate hoax, Federal politics | 27 Comments

Malcolm Morrison

Posted on 25 October, 2021 by C.L.

Newspoll: Coalition falls to lowest support in three years as Scott Morrison prepares for Glasgow.

Posted in Fake conservatism, Federal politics | 16 Comments

Net Hero

Posted on 17 October, 2021 by C.L.

GOOD news tonight: Barnaby Joyce hasn’t committed to the weird, unachievable and meaningless emissions reduction target that nobody in Australia cares about. In 2021, that’s the nearest thing to bravery in politics you’ll see but is it just theatre? The … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the economy, Federal politics | 9 Comments

Bombing Dom

Posted on 4 October, 2021 by C.L.

AS Quadrant Online editor Roger Franklin notes today, Dominic Perrottet is the media’s favourite new Catholic hate figure. He is, in a sense, as much the successor to Cardinal Pell as he reportedly soon will be to Gladys Berejiklian. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal politics, Legal affairs | 9 Comments

Well?

Posted on 2 October, 2021 by C.L.
Posted in Federal politics | 13 Comments

National Party wokel takes menstrual leave or something

Posted on 27 September, 2021 by C.L.

You might be “extreme right-wing” if you expect thugs who assault women to be prosecuted: Nationals MP Darren Chester says part of his decision to take a break from the party is because of the “very hard right-wing agenda” he … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal politics | 2 Comments

The Christian Porter situation

Posted on 19 September, 2021 by C.L.

ALBO the mudlark: “He needs to answer where this money came from. Members of Parliament, as well as ministers, just can’t accept money from anonymous donors for a private legal matter.” The Labor Party has been trousering cash from anonymous … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics and morality, Federal politics, Legal affairs | 13 Comments

Also clean and good-looking

Posted on 14 September, 2021 by C.L.

Anthony Bidenese has praised dumped-for-Kristina pre-selection hopeful Tu Le as “articulate.”

Posted in Federal politics | 1 Comment

Liberal gets owned

Posted on 31 August, 2021 by C.L.

Another example of the reining do whatever the hell we want drunkenness of state: Liberal Democrats federal leader Campbell Newman concedes his party may need to change its name after new election laws passed parliament on Thursday, but says the … Continue reading →

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