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On Chocolate Cake and Winning
I can’t speak for anybody else, but for me Labor defeating the Coalition in the 2025 election in a landslide with the added bonus of...
May 315 min read


The Jacinta Price Chronicles
It would appear that for the last 3 years, or around the time of Peter Dutton’s first tilt at a good culture war as opposition leader -...
May 315 min read


Election Stress Disorder
I read a few comments online recently from people regarding their feelings of anxiety before the upcoming federal election and their...
May 314 min read


The Decimation of the leftovers
It was brutal and efficient. It was glorious for those of us who support Labor. It was better than some of us had even dared to hope for....
May 313 min read
The List
If you ever wanted a list of the Coalition’s capacity for corrupt and duplicitous shenanigans, then this is it. An updated version is...
May 311 min read


The folly of Advance
Let’s be clear. Advance is not a lobby group. Nor is it an advocacy group. It’s a RW sect of nutjack zealots funded by big money to...
May 316 min read


A return to 'Joh' politics in QLD?
If you think the bad old days of the Bjelke-Petersen gerrymandering of the electoral boundaries to suit a disproportionate vote in favour...
May 312 min read


The QLD LNP should serve as a warning to future conservative govt
QLD LNP should serve as a warning to folks who think Dutton won’t reverse legislation or break promises. As soon as they were elected the...
May 312 min read


Campbell Newman Revisited
It’s interesting the things that are happening around us that we may not always be aware of in the absence of a robust 4th estate when...
May 311 min read


Grief
One of my earliest memories in my young life was sitting at Mum's feet in the lounge room while she did the ironing. Mum had bought me a...
May 25, 20249 min read


The Bad Troll
I was born before the age of the Internet, so my childhood was relatively troll-free. There were no embarrassing pictures or videos...
Jul 21, 202214 min read


A Journey Through Aged Care
I've been away from my blog for some months. I haven't been hiding out from the social media trolls or decided I had better things to do...
Apr 7, 202221 min read


The Failure of a Faux PM
Scott Morrison has always wanted to be prime minister. Not because he thought he could do the job with any degree of integrity or...
Sep 21, 202122 min read


The Heartlessness of Cashlessness
From what we've seen in recent times, there are no bounds to the Coalition government's cruelty. In particular, their cruelty to those...
Jul 5, 202126 min read


The Politics of our Fear
Fear is not a new thing. It has been ingrained into our biology from our beginnings. Ancient man depended on fear in its base form of...
Apr 27, 202117 min read


Stoker's strokes of luck
I've come to the conclusion that Amanda Stoker is an evil woman. I'm pretty sure she would like to burn those who would speak out against...
Apr 5, 20218 min read


Our Extreme Times
When I was a kid I remember the blatant racism before globalisation of the media and when information wasn't at our fingertips. I still...
Jan 20, 20216 min read


Tim Wilson, the "classic" Liberal
There's a lot of stuff to write about, considering the clusterf*ck we have for a Coalition government and the continual fresh fodder. It...
Jan 15, 20218 min read


The Life and Corrupt Times of Government
Another year has passed, 2020 more horrific than most in recent times. Except for politicians and cronyism - which has done exceedingly...
Jan 3, 202110 min read


My body, my choice
I thumb through the local newspaper quickly these days as opposed to immersing myself contentedly with a cup of tea to enjoy the...
Aug 10, 20206 min read
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