Category Archives: Politics
Stopping Home Grown Terrorists: Domestic Violence Re-defined
Yesterday, Prime Minister Tony Abbott addressed the National Press Club. Predictably his speech contained warnings of ‘Islamic death cult”, terrorism, downed planes and the ongoing need for increased surveillance. Scare & fear politics at its best. There were many important … Continue reading
Silence on Violence
Well the Queensland election is now in full swing with both major and minor parties out on the hustings with promises and counter promises announced daily. Asset sales/ leases, new roads, schools, extra teachers, extra nurses, gas & coal mining, … Continue reading
I’m A Granger
What on earth is a Granger, I can hear you ask. Well don’t reach for your dictionary as you wont find it there. Granger: A very angry grannie Quiet a few things have got me going lately but the events … Continue reading
Tony Abbott A Feminist …Delusional Thinking
Delusional: Having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions I have to wonder if the public announcement by Prime Minister Tony Abbott that he is a “feminist” was a ploy to win over women or a ‘stuff you’ moment to the … Continue reading
Dear Minister Morrison Part Two
Well, if I thought things weren’t going so well when I wrote to you in November, they have really gone to hell in a hand-basket now. Many commentators talk about a “race to the bottom”. Well, I think the bottom … Continue reading
Nauru …What the hell is going on?
We all know that Australia has a partnership with Nauru which allows the government to export all our unwanted asylum seekers into a prison facility on the island. The Detention Centre was first opened under the Howard Government in 2001 … Continue reading
Dear Minister Morrison …
How’s the new job going? It can be difficult settling into a new job so I thought I might make some suggestions that could make things easier for yourself and us (your employer) I guess your Position Description as Minister … Continue reading
Knock Knock Knocking on Abbott’s Door
So the coalition is to begin its first term governing for “all” Australians by thumbing their noses at 50% of the population….women. Tony Abbott’s cabinet will include one women, Julie Bishop. Tony Abbott said he was “obviously disappointed that there … Continue reading
OK. Time to use my gender card!
Well I knew the day would come when I would need to call on that wonderful card that all women possess.The Gender Card. Mind you the instructions that came with mine say “only to be used in emergencies or you will be … Continue reading
War on Women: The Reality
In his book War on Women, Brian Vallee says it is not the war on terror, the Iraq war or the war in Afghanistan, but the war on women which is most often ignored or distorted by the media. How … Continue reading
One Voice In The Crowd 