Yes, Labor lost the election, but much of the blame should go to their divided and delusional voter base.
Don’t blame Queensland for the election, it’s not our fault
Those who hail from Queensland are being uniformly panned for swinging the election. But wanting to cleave the state from the continent merely illuminates a lack of knowledge. Let me school you.
Morrison’s poll bounce: The numbers don’t lie…or do they?
According to a new poll, the Morrison Government has closed the gap and is now trailing the ALP by the slimmest of margins. The problem is that the numbers don’t match the headlines.
The ALP isn’t waging war on your grandparents
The Coalition is pushing the message that changes to the “wealthfare” tax system will see the ALP rob at-risk pensioners. This is moronic, and what’s worse, we’re paying for it.
Mediscare 2.0: Why Labor fears the scare campaign
Labor might be front at the moment, but the spectre of Mediscare may come back to haunt them come election time.
Shorten’s plan to save the working class needs work
This morning, Bill Shorten announced a raft of policy that alludes to his version of Australia. Scratch back the surface, however, and it doesn’t seem like change.
When your election campaign fizzles, rub some gun paranoia on it
The ALP’s push-back against the Liberal Party’s gun discussion has little to do with the greater good, and everything to do with political point-scoring.
Where to now for a diminished Turnbull?
Super Saturday might have favoured the ALP, but the after effects are being felt elsewhere, as Malcolm Turnbull must now quickly regroup.
The Shorten long of it: Bill is in trouble
Things might be quickly falling apart for Bill Shorten, as one gaffe this week has promoted an internal question to be asked: Should we kill Bill?
No, the ABC will not be sold. It will be used as political leverage
Over the weekend we discovered that the Coalition wants to privatise the ABC. While that won’t happen, something else is at play.
The universal problem with Labor’s universal basic income
Labor’s universal basic income is extremely flawed, as they’ve missed the fundamental points. Instead of using it to replace the welfare system wholesale, an intelligent tax solution will see us take the next step.
Bob Ellis’ legacy: three degrees of seperation
After the week was spent elucidating on Bob Ellis’ legacy, I believe it’s not his work, but rather his unique personal connections.
Collaboration needed in taxation reform
With the political landscape being reset, Tony Farley wants both parties to act in collaboration for needed taxation reform.
Tony Abbott: Fixing our broken national psyche
In the two-year anniversary of Tony Abbott taking office, TBS sees the true meaning behind his tenure – the rebirth of our nation.
Smoke Signal: ABC cuts – Financial or political?
Rumours swirl of ABC cuts in Treasurer Joe Hockey’s impending #emergencybudget, but GetUp! and nearly 250000 Australians are doing their bit to #saveourABC
S&M: ALP media pulpit will only preach to the converted
All Akira Lasker wants is an impartial media outlet, and yet, even as an ardent ALP supporter, he can only see the proposed ALP news service as #NewsCorpLeft.
Public Transport: “It’s the economy, stupid”
Labor trooper “Albo”, The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, mans the policy “Battlelines” as he calls for real leadership over public transport investment.
Giving the ‘greens light’ on political funding
Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon puts out the call to end the ‘financial arms race’ that dominates Australian political funding.