In the United States of America, politics rarely gets people talking. Whether it’s the malaise of cynical citizens who have long since lost trust in their representatives, the bickering of partisans driving politics to a stand-still, or a rabid lemur ripping out… Read More ›
Politics
NSW Labor Suffers Desperate Shortage Of Faceless Party Hacks
The NSW branch of the ALP is in crisis only weeks before the state election due to a lack of the required number of faceless party hacks to fill all the available positions on the ballot papers. “Mate, we could… Read More ›
NSW Labor Campaign Platform Built on Newsagents, Koalas and Gambling
With a NSW state Election to be held in March new Labor leader Luke Foley (@Luke_FoleyNSW) has launched his campaign via twitter and announced a bundle of new policies that he hopes will win him an election. So far Foley and… Read More ›
Budgets Cuts Needed As We Will Soon Live Forever On Mars, Hockey Says
Treasurer Joe Hockey has insisted it is essential for the Senate to pass the Abbott government’s proposed budget cuts as humanity was on the verge of discovering the secret to Eternal Life and would soon begin colonising Mars. Speaking to The… Read More ›
Government To Convene ‘Citizens’ Assembly’ To Establish Consensus On Medicare Reform
The Abbott government will ask a “citizens assembly” for advice on reforming medicare under a key part of the Coalition’s new health policy announced by the prime minister today and to be rescinded by the health minister tomorrow. The (un)Australian… Read More ›
Hottest 100 Proves Again That Democracy Simply Doesn’t Work.
Triple J’s hottest 100 is an annual countdown of tracks touted by the radio station as the world’s biggest musical democracy. The vote this year has been shrouded in controversy after it emerged that Taylor Swift fans were voting en… Read More ›