The vomit principle is a political tactic that wilfully disgusts us in order to grab our attention. Sound familiar?
The NBN: Our white elephant that keeps on eating
In its original form, the NBN was a sound plan grounded in logic. However, the execution is what we struggled with. Fixing the problem is no longer on the cards.
Pauline Hanson’s gun platform gives us too much ammunition
This week, the gun issue has returned to our shores in a matter so ham-fisted, so half-cocked, that it could only come from one source.
Australia moves beyond satire with “Fair Dinkum” Power
We’ve been through a lot lately, but I think we’ve officially moved beyond satire with our formal investigation into ‘fair dinkum energy’. Please stop, Australia.
The Pell case revealed far more than his crimes
The Pell case was much more than vindication for his victims, it also highlighted the depths the rest of the country can stoop to.
The government is corrupt…and I feel fine
Yes, the government might be corrupt. Yes, they might be stuffing their pockets will ill-gotten gains. But you know what? It’s fine. Really.
The Libs aren’t fixing the banking sector – Smart move
The Liberal Party ignoring the banking sector royal commission until after the election is borderline genius – or plain crazy.
Scott Morrison: A man of cunning (publicity) stunts
If there’s one thing Scott Morrison has proved, it is his capacity to trump an ill-advised publicity stunt with another. What’s next? Who knows!
Good on you, John Howard
While it’s true the man had faults, to automatically tag John Howard as one of our worst does the man a disservice.
Shorten is just a more palatable ScoMo, but he needs to be more
Yesterday, Bill Shorten laid out his plan for Australia. It’s too bad we’ve heard it before. I fear they’re nothing more than LNP-lite.
Wall street avoids women at all cost, weaponises our war on common sense
In this week alone, we’ve banned a Christmas song, the use of meat-based puns, The Little Mermaid and conversing with women. I fear whatever sense that was left is now gone.
End Violence Against Women: When one tragedy seems to trump another
A pair of candidates are running for higher office under the banner “End Violence Against Women”, yet, with so many Australians behind this initiative, why are they receiving so little coverage?
Looking back at Kony2012, the father of modern “clicktivism”
Today, the US took to the polls to change their country based on a hashtag. Activism has forever changed since Kony gripped us back in 2012.
A stable bloody government: All we want for Christmas
There’s something we’ve long desired. Something that we had, but lost. So, where’s our stable government, Australia?
We uncovered more of Turnbull’s recorded sick burns
Yesterday, the nation discovered the Malcolm Turnbull tapes, where our ex-PM panned his contemporaries. This morning, we found more.
A completely accurate transcript of the Paul Murray Live Scott Morrison interview
Scott Morrison is a really relatable guy. I think I caught him recently chatting to Sky News’ Paul Murray. I think this is what he said. Seemed relatable.
Germaine Greer on the Kardashians, rape, gender…and cocktails
I was fortunate enough to be stuck in the same airport terminal with Germaine Greer. So we got to talking, about rape, about gender and about giving up.
The obvious genius of Malcolm Turnbull’s #reefgate
Everyone is currently losing their mind over Malcolm Turnbull handing over $444 million to his corporate pals in the name of the Great Barrier Reef. But, maybe we don’t get it.
One straight white man’s thoughts on the straight white men who vandalise memorials
Last night, a straight white male was charged with vandalising the Eurydice Dixon’s memorial. As a straight white male myself, I feel the need to comment. To set things straight.
Toxic Star Wars fans, may the farce be with you
Enabled by their headlines to remake the The Last Jedi, the toxic fandom of Star Wars is becoming more powerful that we could ever imagine.
Knowing the photos and the pain of those I never met
The journey into my own lurid past started with Stephen Fry and a yellowing photo of a familiar stranger.
The first rule of far-right Fight Club is that we have to talk about it
With the news that the far-right is setting up a series of Fight Clubs, I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise.