I often feel sorry for inadequate personalities who carelessly lust after political leadership, only to be confronted by a myriad of confounding variables which complicate decision making on matters of […]
Read MorePM right to help UAE
Congratulations to Anthony Albanese for sending the Wedgetail spy plane to the Middle East to contribute to the urgent defence of the UAE. With 115,000 Australians and many other foreigners […]
Read MoreVisa ban a poor move
It is appallingly hypocritical for Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to cancel the visa of Israeli politician Simcha Rothman on the eve of his Australian tour (“Ban on Israeli MP […]
Read MoreDon’t be distracted
Thirteen was certainly an unlucky number for PM Anthony Albanese in Wednesday’s Daily Telegraph when all 13 letter writers were savagely scathing on his stand recognising Palestine (Letters, DT, 13/8). […]
Read MoreALBO’S STAND OVER GOOGLE MAKES SENSE
Social media companies have been given every chance to independently measure the impact of their various platforms on the quality of life for children and to adopt necessary measures to […]
Read MoreCampaign contortions
A $7.2bn program to rebuild Queensland’s Bruce Highway is long overdue and should be matched immediately by the Opposition parties (“Snapping at the press is no way to win elections”, […]
Read MoreNew PC’s priorities not wrong
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb might have been wrong to sack a competitor after assuming the top job, but she was right to attend functions this week to raise funds […]
Read MoreCourteous criticism
News that politicians and their families are targeted by cowards, who unleash a tirade of abuse on social media must be universally condemned. (Threats, abuse, plague pollies, 5/6). While specific […]
Read MoreSpend on local sport
PM Anthony Albanese was right to recognise the tide of approbation unleashed while our amazing Matildas were challenging the soccer giants in last year’s World Cup (“Bad sports with cash […]
Read MoreTiming more a problem than location for Albo
After a period of terrible decisions and political maladministration, it is a well worn metaphor to equate a government’s dispatch to “going over a cliff”. However, our PM is surely […]
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