Monthly Archives: August 2012
Historic Loss At Qantas: Bad Result, Bad News, Bad Bums
QANTAS this morning posted a nett full-year loss of $245 million; its first loss since it was privatised in 1995, and its largest loss ever. This is a bad result that heralds further bad news at the Flying Kangaroo, and … Continue reading
Stone-Aged: Republican Akin’s Rape Views Legitimately Noxious
An outrage occurred this week on the campaign trail in the US, with a conservative Republican Senate candidate claiming that in cases of “legitimate rape” a woman’s body prevented pregnancy from occurring. The comments sought to justify an abortion stance. … Continue reading
Statement On Allegations Of Corruption And Fraud Against Julia Gillard
The Red And The Blue wishes to make the following statement regarding ongoing allegations of impropriety against Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Over the past ten years, I have followed with great interest — through instruments of the media, and through … Continue reading
John Howard As Governor-General? I Don’t Think So
Nowadays, anything Godwin Grech says shouldn’t warrant mention. However, the Fairfax press and The Spectator Australia magazine have seen fit to publish an article in which Grech expatiates upon the glorious idea of G-G John Howard. This is a bad … Continue reading
Plain Packaging: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Furphies
OK, the disclaimer first: I’m a smoker; I’ve averaged a packet of cigarettes per day since I was 18. I don’t deny the health risks and implications, and I fervently hope my children never smoke. But as an anti-smoking initiative, … Continue reading
Asylum Seeker Policy: Indictment, And Cautious Endorsement, Of Gillard
Julia Gillard’s pledge to implement the recommendations of the Houston Report into unauthorised boat arrivals elicits the support — guardedly — of The Red And The Blue. In terms of deaths at sea, however, the Prime Minister and her government … Continue reading
Opinion Polls And Parliamentary Sittings: Dead Cat Bounces And Orangutans
One opinion poll favourable to Labor last week — even as others showed the ALP position deteriorating — and the political chatterati are talking of miracle revivals; but Parliament resumes this week, and as it does Julia Gillard is likely … Continue reading
Heavy Metal Babe: Rising Tory MP Quits UK Politics
At first glance, the resignation of a British MP may seem irrelevant to Australian politics; yet the announcement that up and coming Conservative MP (and favourite of The Red And The Blue) Louise Mensch has quit politics to be with … Continue reading
A Song For Wayne Swan?
Self-important bubble and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has been the subject of much discussion in recent days over his bold declaration that he was “Born To Run”; I’ve got another song that fits Swan aptly, and it’s a beauty. There’s something … Continue reading
