Submitted by Steve Irons on Thu, 26/12/2013 - 4:53pm
When this "cool, calm and collected PM" was having his photo taken (below), the pressure on him to abandon the recognition of Sri Lanka and recognise War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, instead, was immense. Is this anywhere in the filthy arse-licking Shanahan article? You can bet your bottom ...
Submitted by Steve Irons on Sat, 07/12/2013 - 5:52pm
The US pundits tell us that in the "first 100 days" of any new government you know everything you need to know about what that "new administration stands for".
If that is correct, then Australia will pay a huge price for its change of government in September 2013.
The broad generic describing the Abbott government at the end of its first 100 days is 'amoral'; it "stands for nothing"!
Submitted by Steve Irons on Sat, 30/11/2013 - 8:28pm
The states include location of the following Aboriginal language, social or nation groups. To find one of them, simply copy the group name into the Search engine above. The ABC have set up this map with tools for exploration http://www.abc.net.au/indigenous/map/ .
Submitted by Steve Irons on Sat, 23/11/2013 - 7:50pm
@SBSNews: PM has announced membership of his 12 person Indigenous advisory council http://bit.ly/1iCjmo2
Submitted by Steve Irons on Sun, 20/10/2013 - 9:40pm
A month is a long time in politics. I was going to wait for the first 100 days to prepare the score card, as they do in the US after a presidential election, but a lot of water has flown under the bridge, and a few realities are already quite obvious, even before the first Question Time in the new parliament.
So, while the score-card may still happen, a few comments at the end of the first month seem to be well in order.
Submitted by Steve Irons on Fri, 27/09/2013 - 11:01pm
23 September 2013 by Cheryl Saunders
Reflections on the Local Government Referendum That Wasn’t
http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/opinionsonhigh/2013/09/23/saunders-local-gov...
Submitted by Steve Irons on Wed, 25/09/2013 - 5:04pm
Abbott's new cabinet is a tough move away from the fundamentals that were key to the two terms of the Rudd/Gillard/Rudd governments. Abbott calls it a "return to the basics".
Submitted by Steve Irons on Thu, 19/09/2013 - 11:44am
I am a strong supporter of the Australian Republican Movement (ARM). But sometimes they get things wrong!
Submitted by Steve Irons on Sun, 15/09/2013 - 4:47pm
As Abbott prepares to take over the reigns of power, much has been said in MSM and social media in the last week about "mandate". It is obvious that few understand what it is and how it applies in this case and lots of people are prepared to offer advice to the rest of us based on this ignorance.
Submitted by Steve Irons on Mon, 09/09/2013 - 5:01am
Well, my life has changed. With Abbott in the driving seat, Australia is a different place to the one I have been ruminating about for the last few years. Here is a summation of some realities I am going to have to come to terms with, as the 'next three year' period commences:
