Air Is Essential – Conditioning It Is Not

It is very rare to have a politician tell people what they do not want to hear. Part of the reason for this is the frenzy that occurs when they do. In turn this explains why there is so little “leadership” in any level of government. You cannot lead when all you do is...

“Saving Lives” Is Not What It May Seem

Fortunately for democracy it appears that some politicians still can resist the temptation to increase police powers. The WA Nationals have knocked back legislation that would have enabled police to stop anyone and search them regardless of whether the police had any...

Politics Or Entertainment

“There’s only two types of people in this world- The ones that entertain and the ones that observe” Opening line from Circus by Britney Spears The Australian election campaign has really shown the truth of these words. In a complete policy vacuum where stage-managed...

A Week Used To Be A Long Time

It is an old adage that a week is a long time in politics. With the world speeding up it seems like a day is now a long time. It is highly unlikely that Wednesday morning that many Australians would have thought there would be a new prime minister within 24 hours. The...