Reduce Powers of Unions
Except for The Age and (of course) the ABC, today’s media is replete with reports/analyses referring to the adverse use by unions... Read More
Shorten Still in Serious Trouble
Although yesterday’s Cassidy interview with Shorten on ABC’s Insiders was recognised in The Australian as missing some key points (see “Shorten admits AWU... Read More
Shorten Problems Worsens
Reports and comments in yesterday’s and today’s media (including the Fairfax Press) about questionable deals with businesses concluded by Shorten when at... Read More
Short of Skills
There appears to be only one subject to talk about today viz the highly questionable record of Opposition Leader Shorten when he... Read More
Importance of Royal Cn increases – Obama’s Concedes Iran’s Nuke
Union Power & Shorten’s Fate Today’s AFR has published my letter (see below) criticising the “deal” Shorten made when heading the AWU... Read More
Fair Work for Whom? Shorten?
Considerable media attention is being given to the revelation at the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption that, under its... Read More
Melbourne’s Active Islamists. Union Powers. Budget Policy Politicised. Climate Change. UK Election
On returning after a break in Canberra (according to my taxi driver nothing much happens there), where I was listening to my... Read More
Spill & Abbott Reaction Leave Uncertainty
The outcome of the spill indicates Abbott has to do much more to satisfy his own party members and to improve the... Read More
What the LNP Must Do
There is no shortage of views about what should be done next week when a spill motion will be considered in the... Read More
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