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The real oppositionJust as the government is trying to find its feet at times, the opposition Coalition is also in
the same boat. The recent claims of ‘Airbus Albo’ made by the opposition along with their
friends on ‘Sky after dark’ really haven’t jelled as an attack line when the government’s response,
apparently backed up by the leaders of foreign nations, is they are attempting to undo the
decade of neglect to this country’s foreign relationships by the Coalition when they were in power. -
Avoiding the lunatic fringeThe Australian political system is far from perfect. We have made an
art form out of humiliation and ill treatment of refugees that choose to
come to Australia. We have sat on our hands for over a decade and
chosen to have an argument about emissions reduction while observing
that we seem to be having more ‘one off’ climatic events than ever. -
Privatise the ProfitsDespite concerns, there were no electricity shortages — load shedding — on
Australia’s east coast during May or June. The outcome was managed by Australia’s
Australian Electricity Market Operator (AEMO), the body responsible for maintaining
the apparent delicate balance between supply and demand in a network that doesn’t
have enough off-line storage to keep any surplus electricity produced until needed. -
Another way of doing politicsAre you are weary of contemporary politics as I am? Weary of the continual
‘left’ versus ‘right’ tussle? Weary of its sameness, day after boring day? Why
is there always such a stark difference of opinion between those who seek to
further enrich, to further advantage those who already have an abundance
of this world’s bounty, and those who desire a more even distribution? -
60% of somethingThe Monthly’s politics newsletter recently asked ‘For how long do we
pretend ”better than the Coalition” equals “good enough”? It’s a damn
good question. Prior to the election, now Prime Minister Albanese
launched a plan that would reduce Australia’s 2030 carbon
emissions by 43% when compared to 2005 levels. -
RevisionismRevisionism is a general term that can be used with both positive
and negative connotations for any scholarly practice dedicated to
revising an established position. That is its benign meaning. Another
is: “A movement in revolutionary Marxian socialism favouring an
evolutionary rather than a revolutionary spirit”.
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