“I Did But See Her Passing By…And Yet I’ll Love Her Till I Die”
So said the Prime Minister of Australia; the official State visit of Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II of Australia, excited patriotic and nationalistic fervour and pride; and the country basked in...
View ArticleMany Congratulations, Ma’am: God Save The Queen!
Yesterday, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, celebrated 60 years on the throne and her Diamond Jubilee as the constitutional monarch of 16 countries including Australia; her reign has been remarkable,...
View ArticleNew Red Herring As Labor Dredges Up Republic Putsch
“WHEN attempting the impossible, do the unexpected:” sage advice from an old proverb that served Paul Keating well, as he dug the ALP out of a deep electoral hole. But the republican campaign is old...
View ArticleGay Rights, Republic: Pull Your Head In, Governor-General
IN A FLAGRANT abuse of office, Quentin Bryce has made an inappropriate, tacky public foray into politics, using a lecture series convened by the ABC to advocate gay marriage and a republic. The...
View ArticleNo Thanks: States’ Republic Call An Empty Populist Charade
THE LATEST IDIOCY masquerading as hand-on-heart nationalism kicks off what might be an interesting week this week, with all state and territory leaders — bar WA’s Colin Barnett — signing a so-called...
View ArticleNo Republic: It’s Time To Dump Turnbull As Prime Minister
IN 15 torrid months, Malcolm Turnbull has squandered stellar polling numbers, wasted six months on incoherent “tax debates,” let senior conservatives twist in the wind and almost lost an election....
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