A Warrior’s Death Pelican14 September 2015 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword – Matthew 26:52 History is li... Politics0 Comments16 views
All bets are off Pelican14 September 2015 A few days ago I was approached with a business opportunity: sportsbet.com was offering great odds ($3.20!) on the possibility of Abbott facing a leadership cha... Politics0 Comments7 views
Federal Emissions Targets Are Totally Inadequate Pelican11 August 2015 Today the Federal government has announced that it will aim to cut carbon emissions by 26-28% of 2005 levels by 2030. With Julie Bishop heading to the COP21 Par... Politics0 Comments4 views
Political Fiction Pelican29 July 2015 The worst thing a government can do in a democracy is lie to its people, and when a government is elected, it is given a mandate to carry out its pre-electoral ... Politics0 Comments4 views
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Marriage Equality in Australia Pelican29 July 2015 People forget how unusual it is for Australia not to be at the forefront of progressive social change. Since the 1970s, Australia has tended to punch above its ... Politics0 Comments9 views
Disturbing Future Indeed Pelican29 July 2015 The following is the foreword from veteran Liberal MP Wyatt Roy’s account of Tony Abbott’s time as Prime Minister ‘Nineteen Years of Conservative Brillian... Politics0 Comments7 views
Save Australia’s Most Venerable Institutions Pelican23 July 2015 You may not yet know it, reader, but we are under attack. From whom? By what? And how? These seemingly pertinent questions lapse into irrelevancy when we consid... Voice0 Comments10 views
Criminalising Peaceful Protest Pelican23 July 2015 A new anti-protest bill currently being debated in the Western Australian Legislative Council is starting to create a bit of a furore, due largely to its vague ... Voice0 Comments10 views
Protesting With Icelandic Black Magic Pelican23 July 2015 How to So you want to make your local Liberal MP’s life just that little bit harder. Don’t we all? But with firebombing their office or throwing caltrops on... Voice0 Comments15 views
So You Want to Write to Your MP Pelican23 July 2015 It’s pretty hard to feel genuinely engaged with politics. When the major news of the day is the PM maniacally wolfing down a vegetable, or worse yet, one of B... Politics0 Comments5 views
