Politics Archives

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What a way to start an election campaign!

2 March 2025 John Lord 7

After a brief deliberation of just a few hours, Dutton hastily implemented a “Me Too” policy regarding Medicare and bulk billing. His swift action, however, uncovered his lack of a coherent response to Labor’s initiative […]

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Hi, can we interest you in a rort?

2 March 2025 Roswell 9

During the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison eras (2013-2022) the LNP was rocked by scandals involving misuse of funds, ethical breaches, governance failures and personal misconduct. While some incidents led to resignations or inquiries, others saw […]

Something is wrong – seriously wrong – but I can’t put my finger on it

28 February 2025 John Lord 20

An unsettling feeling settles in the pit of my stomach – something is amiss, alarmingly so – but I struggle to articulate what it is. Each time I skim a passage from Australia’s leading right-wing […]

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How Labor can win

28 February 2025 Roswell 7

Disclaimer: I want to see Labor returned after the forthcoming election. If it is a minority Labor government, I’ll take it. I’ll be voting Labor. Any criticism of them in this article, in my opinion, […]

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Peter Dutton has gone all ‘healthy’

27 February 2025 Roswell 4

Peter Dutton’s FOMO* announcement that the Coalition would match Labor’s $8.5b Medicare boost was met with a thousand gasps from social media commentators, wondering when and where he found a heart as his record as […]

In 2188, We Journey To Earth And See What Musk Saved Us From…

26 February 2025 Rossleigh 4

I had this idea for a movie script. This is what I have so far… Film Script Scene 1 – On The Journey From Mars Aboard Spaceship XSLA: Tour Guide- Hello everyone, and enjoy your […]

Danger signs

25 February 2025 Michael Taylor 16

Donald Trump is a very dangerous man. It would seem that the consensus from various critics, academics, legal experts, progressive commentators, policy analysts, or disillusioned former supporters all highlight potential risks of a Trump presidency […]

First Man, Elon Musk: USA’s first same-sex presidency

25 February 2025 Tess Lawrence 9

The love affair between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, spewed onto the global stage before us all, now holds the world to ransom. And for some, in thrall. We are held hostage to their […]

Albrechtsen headline in The Australian saying that a Human Rights Act would lead to judicial activism.

“Activist Judges:” around the world “conservative” activists are trying to nobble the law

24 February 2025 Lucy Hamilton 2

One of the key strategies used by the transnational authoritarian Right to subvert democratic projects is “playing the refs.” Their strategists work to discredit journalists and media platforms that hold them to account. They tarnish […]

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Donnie Darwin

23 February 2025 AIMN Editorial 5

By James Moore They don’t have a plan. But they do have a goal. And the results will have an effect similar to eugenics. Elonald is doing surgery on government budgets with a chainsaw. The […]

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The Shocking Economic Record Of The Labor Party…

23 February 2025 Rossleigh 8

No doubt some of you missed the terrible news in the latter part of the week: There was strong jobs growth and the unemployment rate is around 4%… This is – apparently – bad news […]

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