Tag Archives: Adam Bandt

Sham Debate: Charade Of “Live On Newstart” Discussion Masks Need For Reform

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

This week has seen one of the most inane and pointless “debates” of recent times in Australian politics: can you live on Newstart, the $38 per day jobseeker benefit? Of course not. Yet again, a meaningless fracas has wasted the … Continue reading →

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Flipping The Bird: Angry Wilkie Dumps Gillard

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

“That Sir which serves and seeks to gain/ And follows but for form/ Will pack when it begins to rain/ And leave Thee in the storm.” – from King Lear, by William Shakespeare At the risk of mixing metaphors — … Continue reading →

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Dirty Deeds? DONE DIRT CHEAP!

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Who would have thought that AC/DC would feature in my column? I didn’t expect to ever use this headline. But the Communist Party Greens say that any effort to preference against them is a dirty deal…and if it is then … Continue reading →

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