It’s time – for courage
The ALP government has made some worthwhile changes but excessive timidity has kept them from following a more progressive path.
Treaty with whom?
Once again the Greens are pursuing the ‘perfect’ to the potential detriment of the ‘good’. We should have had a treaty 200+ years ago but now we need a Voice with whom to negotiate.
Good intentions vs original sin
I tend to disagree with what Kevin Donnelly has to say on any subject but I can mostly let it slide by. In this case I couldn’t.
Mischaracterised Voice
Peter Dutton’s call for more detail about the Voice is a disingenuous spoiling tactic for political purposes. Unfortunately too many people are falling in line.
Rudd makes sense about China
As PM, Kevin Rudd was often criticised for being a ‘policy wonk’ rather than the leader the nation needed and wanted. Since his departure from politics he has resumed his interest in policy, drawing on his education and experience related to China. His explanation of what drives China, or Xi Jingping as leader, is clear and convincing. Understanding that might enable us to avoid deadly conflict.
An LNP childish game
An LNP staffer in Brisbane has registered the albanese.com.au Internet domain and redirected it to the Liberal Party website. I first noticed the story on INQueensland but it is also reported elsewhere. Registering a domain is not difficult or expensive but a .com.au domain does require an ABN. This effort does appear to be in breach of the .auDA regulations...
Scotty is cleaning house
There is a federal election in the near future so Scotty is preparing the ground. We’ve had premature announcements about dams that are still awaiting clearance from agencies he established and promises of development projects in South East Queensland. Now he’s attempting to clear away some other barnacles on his record. As The Monthly news noted today, it’s been Nine...
We need leadership NOT more partisan politics
It’s time to accept that we need a national approach to quarantine and that inner city hotels with shared air-conditioning and limited or no access to fresh air are not a good solution.
COVID-19 irony
The dreadful irony is that US funding intended to prepare science for a more rapid and effective response to a viral pandemic may have contributed to the emergence of a pandemic to which the US response has been notably ineffective.
Economic self-harm
Why does a country with more than enough wealth to provide us all with a decent life insist on creating an unemployed underclass? That’s harmful for those who are forced into poverty and for the rest of us too.