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Labor under Albanese is neoliberalism’s most effective agent – Guy Rundle

Labor under Albanese is neoliberalism’s most effective agent – Guy Rundle

by | January 18, 2023 | Australia's move to the Right, Climate Change, Corruption, Environment, Foreign policy, Health, Pensions and unemployment benefits, Political issues, Trade unions

  The prime minister promised to restore commonality and common purpose. The reality is Labor is delivering just more of the same.   When Anthony Albanese claimed victory on election night in 2022, he spoke of making Australia a “common ground where together...
Gina Rinehart’s Dream of a “Drone Defence’ to Protect her Business Empire comes Crashing Down – by Mick Lawless

Gina Rinehart’s Dream of a “Drone Defence’ to Protect her Business Empire comes Crashing Down – by Mick Lawless

by | December 31, 2022 | Articles by Mick Lawless, Australia's move to the Right, Foreign policy, Media, Military, Political issues, Technology

The Rich have influence   One of the more useful results of accumulating enormous wealth is that people pay attention to your pronouncements.  The ideas espoused by the mega-rich are covered extensively by the media and discussed with a seriousness that...
Labor’s Robodebt revisionism has become rote amongst it’s True Believers – by Mick Lawless

Labor’s Robodebt revisionism has become rote amongst it’s True Believers – by Mick Lawless

by | May 18, 2022 | Articles by Mick Lawless, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Environment, Foreign policy, Indigenous affairs, Media, Pensions and unemployment benefits, Political issues, Technology

        What is Robodebt? Best to examine what Robodebt is before challenging the apologist orthodoxy that has emerged to excuse Labor’s role in its creation.    “The Robodebt scheme, formally Online Compliance Intervention...
Will the secret recordings of Labor’s true intentions sink or empower them with voters? – Mick Lawless

Will the secret recordings of Labor’s true intentions sink or empower them with voters? – Mick Lawless

by | April 1, 2022 | Articles by Mick Lawless, Australia's move to the Right, Foreign policy, Hillsong, Marijuana-Hemp-Cannabis-The wonder herb, Media, Pensions and unemployment benefits, Political issues, Religion

  As most of you guessed – this was my April Fool piece An opportunity to get some satire and future history into an article and to challenge prevailing political orthodoxies. A very enjoyable task, albeit tinged with the sadness of what could be.  ...
The Albanese doctrine: ‘Don’t play politics with security’ – (Labor moves even further Right under “Albo”) – Annotated by Mick Lawless

The Albanese doctrine: ‘Don’t play politics with security’ – (Labor moves even further Right under “Albo”) – Annotated by Mick Lawless

by | March 11, 2022 | Articles by Mick Lawless, Australia's move to the Right, Corruption, Environment, Foreign policy, Media, Military, Political issues

If anyone believed an “Albo” led Labor government would be more social democratic and less neoliberal than their Hawke/Keating/Rudd/Gillard predecessors, this Greg Sheridan article about Murdoch’s new favourite for PM should disabuse of them of such...