A one trillion dollar package; a 2000 page bill; a win by just seven votes; and one big meltdown of a nation. That about sums…
Last week opposition leader Tony Abbott unveiled his plan for six-month paid maternity leave. He evidently surprised his own colleagues with this, and had to…
Old, failed ideologies seldom are killed off easily, or die off only once. They have a nasty habit of showing up again and again in…
There are two horrendous government bills being considered at the moment. Both deserve an immediate and decisive death. One is the ETS bill which Rudd…
The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in Copenhagen from December 7-18 is now being talked about all over the blogosphere. This…
We have plenty of examples of green Chicken Littles insisting that the sky is falling. The trouble is, when we listen to them, heed their…
There have been plenty of critics of Western foreign aid, and quite often, rightly so. They have pointed out the waste, inefficiencies and counter-productive nature…
While the mainstream media both here and in America is waxing sycophantic over the first 100 days of the Obama administration, treating him as the…
Much ink has been spilt on the current global economic crisis. I am no economist, so my contribution to the debate will depend largely on…
Those who are biblically-literate will know that an Egyptian Pharaoh of 3,500 years ago and a Jewish King of 2000 years ago share at least…
Amongst the favourite terms blithely thrown around by the various radical social activist groups are “tolerance,” “acceptance,” “inclusion,” and “love”. Sounds pretty good. But the…
Paris is in town. Paris Hilton that is. And with her there is a whirlwind circus of the media and adoring fans. I have yet…
Every reason offered for abortion is a bad reason. But there is one reason often thrown around which is not only bad, but dumb. I…
The current global financial crisis is affecting many of earth’s inhabitants. Indeed, most of our 6 billion plus people will feel its effects either directly…
Some good news and bad news here. The bad news first: I am not an economist or a financial guru, so I cannot provide a…
There are two main questions to ask about any paid maternity leave scheme: Who pays for it?, and, How long should it extend for? Perhaps…
Every once in a while calls are made to take away any tax-exempt status for churches or religious groups. There may be many reasons for…
Discussions about global warming are far from over, and there remains no unanimity on the issue. Indeed, given that there is not even a clear…
In a recent poll it was found that over half of all Australians had no idea what carbon trading is. The poll discovered that 17…
The Rudd Government speaks incessantly about working families. The recent Federal Budget was all about working families. Government policy is aimed at working families. So…