Abbott Press Club Speech
On my return from holiday at Malua Bay I watched Abbot deliver his speech to the Press Club and answer questions after. While... Read More
Abbott, Governance, Terrorism & Related Matters
It is passing strange to find the ABC/SBS quoting critiques by Andrew Bolt, Rupert Murdoch and Alan Jones of Abbott’s knighthood decision.... Read More
Abbott Needs a Substantive Policy Response
Abbott’s decision to award Prince Phillip a knighthood (I thought Princes were already higher than Knights!) has rightly been subject to extensive... Read More
Paris Killings – Aftermaths
What has been going on after the Paris Killings? Quite a lot, it seems. But not encouraging. First, although no details have... Read More
Obama, The Paris Rally, The Summit on Violent Terrorism
Even though Obama has announced an anti-violent terrorism summit in February, the pathetic US response to the Paris killings remains a serious... Read More
How to Improve Political Leadership
The framing of economic policies naturally has to take account of current economic and political conditions. But the significant reduction in Coalition... Read More
Sydney Seige Inquiry, RC on Union Corruption, Productivity Commission Review
The announcement of a siege inquiry, and the release of the interim report of the Royal Commission into union corruption, have produced... Read More
A “Holiday” of Decisions – But What Decisions?
While we were told a few days ago that Abbott was going to take a long summer holiday, he now says there... Read More
Time for a Long Summer Holiday?
///
Today’s Herald Sun reports (see below) that Abbott will scale back his paid parental leave scheme and allocate the savings for expenditure... Read More
Abbott Moves Further Down Polling
Abbott’s further fall in polling, coupled with the Liberal Coalition’s loss in Victoria, raises a serious question viz how can he recover... Read More