Random thoughts and observations
I had a schoolboy’s understanding of Sir Henry Parkes before reading his biography by Robert Travers. He’s known as the “Father of Federation” but perhaps is better remembered as a master politician and orator. His great achievements were free public education for all and reforming the colony’s governance to make it more democratic. Perhaps his [...]
Every time a politician does something stupid I’m reminded of the Yes Minister episode in which Sir Humphrey advises Jim Hacker the proposed course of action would be courageous. Translated from bureaucratic language that means political death. It’s very hard to fathom why Malcolm Turnbull wants to delay millions of Australians receiving a timely handout [...]
I am a centrist moderate social authoritarian. Left: 0.72, Authoritarian: 1.81 Thanks to Ariane, who is a self-confessed left-wing raving loony, I discovered the political spectrum quiz, which declared me to be a “centrist moderate social authoritarian”. Seeing the results displayed in graphic form makes more sense than the label. It sort of matches my [...]
The cartoon by Peter Broelman in today’s Border Watch says it all: Peter Costello lacked the balls to challenge for the leadership. Tweet Pin It
The Victorian Parliament is currently debating a bill to legalise abortion in that state. It is technically illegal now, I believe, but has been allowed for many years through a Supreme Court ruling. There are some sensitive politicians in Victoria, it seems, and some journalists at The Age who struggle to understand English. The headline [...]
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