Rare event in Question Time
June 20, 2009, 4:51pm, 66 views, Leave a Comment
Has anyone ever heard of an opposition MP being asked to answer a question in parliamentary Question Time? Read more
Opera Unite
June 20, 2009, 4:47pm, 64 views, Leave a Comment
Opera Unite is an interesting concept, but it’s hard to see it “revolutionising the web” as early hype suggested. Read more
Rupert the brave
June 20, 2009, 4:37pm, 59 views, Leave a Comment
It’s hard to know if Rupert Murdoch is being fair dinkum when he predicts that newspapers will be completely digital within the next two or three years. Read more
Rudd car dealer ‘crisis’ is a beat-up
June 20, 2009, 3:48pm, 84 views, Leave a Comment
Maybe I’m missing something, but I can’t see the big deal in the so-called Rudd car dealer affair.
The truth of whether Rudd used his influence to help a supporter gain finance seems to hinge on a non-existent email.
And even if he did, what’s the problem?
I can’t find the section in the Constitution that says Prime Ministers aren’t allowed to represent their constituents.
If a Prime Minister abused that influence I think the voters are smart enough to see it and turf them out at the next poll. Read more
Victorian rugby
June 20, 2009, 3:35pm, 113 views, Leave a Comment
If the Australian Rugby Union were serious about developing the game outside New South Wales and Queensland it wouldn’t have scheduled “test” matches against Italy in Canberra and Melbourne. Read more
Rethink needed on pension age increase
May 25, 2009, 9:56pm, 138 views, Leave a Comment
It’s good that unions have rediscovered their voice and realised they have more than a symbolic role in representing organised labor.
After winning the war on WorkChoices it seemed the ACTU had gone to ground, or possibly to bed with the Rudd Government.
If a conservative government had proposed raising the pension age to 67 there would have been riots.
Finally the left wing has awoken from its slumber and spoken out through the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. Read more
Taxpayers fund ABC web tilt
May 25, 2009, 9:36pm, 119 views, Leave a Comment
The Federal Government’s budget hand-out to the ABC to build regional websites has understandably upset newspaper publishers. Read more
Managed investment schemes
May 17, 2009, 8:34pm, 176 views, Leave a Comment
There should be an independent inquiry into the effectiveness of Managed Investment Schemes. Read more
Broken promises
May 17, 2009, 8:24pm, 121 views, Leave a Comment
When is a promise a promise? Never, according to Australian politicians. Read more
Geelong v St Kilda
May 17, 2009, 8:17pm, 150 views, Leave a Comment
We may as well call off the AFL season now and switch straight to the grand final between Geelong and St Kilda. Read more
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