On the day I lost the leadership of the NSW Liberal party in 2002, my mother reminded me of the advice she had given me during the tough times in Parliament – ‘don’t let them see you cry’. Fortunatel…
Thought we’d moved past blatantly sexualising female politicians? Think again.
If you have hoped, like I have, that Australia has somehow moved beyond a point where the blatant sexualisation of female politicians – whereby the body parts of a Prime Minister are presented o…
Please Premier Andrews, save these 3000 sacred birthing trees.
Any day now some 3000 Sacred Djapwurrung birthing trees are due to be cut down by VicRoads on the Western Highway bypass in Victoria. Some of these trees are over 800 years old and have birthed more t…
Cutting teacher numbers? Never a good idea for kids
Would you send your child to a school that did not have a teacher for every class? What if it was decided that employing teachers was too expensive and instead they should be replaced by educators wit…
Victoria confirms little appetite for lurch to the right
What are the takeaway lessons from Victoria’s election? Where to begin? Labor, under Premier Daniel Andrews, demolished the Liberals at the polling booths securing at least 55 of the 88 availabl…
Toxic is the 2018 word of the year: Please, let’s do better?
I’m disappointed. Fed up. I’ve had it up to HERE and this is the last straw. This is a variation of a sentence I wheel out from time to time as a parent when I’ve reached the end of my tet…
Bullying in the Liberal party & the real deterrent for women
If anyone in the Liberal Party seriously believed the recent leadership spill would create anything like clear air for the new Prime Minister they were mistaken. Badly. Scott Morrison isn’t two …
Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Dutton & the desperate state of affairs in Canberra
No, you’re not imagining things nor is it merely a bad dream. There are leadership rumbles in Canberra again – triggered ostensibly by climate policy – and Peter Dutton is being moot…
The truth about why political staffers rarely speak out about harassment
In the world of politics, nightmares are the rule and dreams are the exception for staff. The nightmares linger in the corridors, taking the form of endless hours in the office, the dirt unit operativ…
‘I misspoke’: Another astonishing display of “leadership” from Donald Trump
Throughout Donald Trump’s political career – from aspiring Republican candidate, to Presidential candidate, to President-elect to President – we have become accustomed to the shocks. To the unfathomab…
