The Australian’s 50th B’Day; Hamas & other Islamic Extremists; Can Palmer Change?
The Australian’s 50th B’Day The celebration of The Australian’s 50th birthday is well justified on many scores. Most importantly, on its contribution... Read More
Budget Strategy; US-Israel Relations; Threats from Terrorism Heightened by US Attorney.
Budget Strategy While attention has been focussed on the process of repealing the carbon tax, both The Australian and the Australian Financial... Read More
Revised Budget Needed Soon; Statement on Extremist Islam needed too; Has Obama Checked out?; “New” Indonesian President?
Revised Budget Needed by 26 August Yesterday’s commentary suggested the Abbott government needs to present a revised budget. Henry Ergas has effectively... Read More
Abbott Govt Performance; Israel’s Problems; Terrorists from Australia
Abbott Government Performance When does a crisis in government occur? There is no simple answer to that but, as the editorial in... Read More
RC; US-Israel Relations; Obama; Border Controls
Union Corruption Today’s Herald Sun continues its extensive coverage of the RC, which examined damning evidence from Boral suggesting that the CFMEU... Read More
RC; Asylum Seekers; Abe Visit
Union Corruption As I predicted, with today’s front page lead extending to the whole of pages 2 and 3 the Herald Sun... Read More
More Bad Polling; Budget still needs Selling; Refugee Nonsense: Russia Replacing US in Iraq?
Probably the most important aspect of today’s Newspoll, covering each state in the June quarter, is the large drop in Abbott’s rating... Read More
Islamic Threats; Union Corruption in Victoria
One or two recipients of my commentaries have suggested it would help if I highlighted what seem to be important new developments... Read More
Budget Problem; Union Corruption; Climate Change Correction.
In what was foreshadowed as a major speech, Abbott’s claim last night that he would get the budget through – even if... Read More
Climate Change; Islamic Extremists & Anti-Terrorist Laws; More Exposure of Union Misbehaviour; Even Nobel Prize Winners Can Be Wrong
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Today Greg Sheridan points out that “endless commentators – none of them ever properly challenged on the facts” – are able to... Read More