What will the ADF look like in 2030? Part 1: The revolution is underway
The ADF’s feminist revolution is literally ‘de-manning’ our military.
If it continues the ADF will be broken by 2030.
Part 1 of this series looks at the background to this revolution…
Desptaches from the Field: A warm-inner glow is better than real heat
When it comes to the ‘Left’ that warm-inner glow of moral vanity is more important than keeping the heaters on…
Scrambling back aboard the Titanic
Turnbull’s only ever had one policy position: he should be PM.
It doesn’t say much for his colleagues that they believe voting for this self-interest would improve their polling. Instead, the Liberals are headed for disaster.
What does a Katter/Rudd preference deal mean for Australia?
Forget all the analysis you have read about the election being decided in Western Sydney. The big play is on in Queensland and it is happening this week. A Katter/Rudd preference deal will be a game changer. And the mail I’ve received from sources across the political spectrum is that it’s on. This is the scenario: Labor will send their senate preferences to Katter before the Greens. This will almost certainly ensure that James...
The great electoral fraud
This election really is one big fraud. On one side, we have smiling Kevin Rudd. The hero of the Labor Party. On the other, we have Tony Abbott and his speedos. The next Prime Minister. And even though most people can’t stand either and would invite neither to a backyard barbeque, they will still vote for one or the other of them. True, more will vote for Abbott and there will be a change of government. But not much will really change....
Blaming Kev for the weather
Brisbane has had its worst winter. Ever. And I’m blaming Kevin Rudd. I’m blaming him for taking away our endless, sunny, winter days and replacing them with dreary, Canberra-like gloom. I’m blaming him for the rain, the cold and the miserable climate we now have. I guess he’s not alone. The rest of the Labor Party and The Greens can take some credit too. There’s good reason to blame Kevin and his cohorts. The Labor government has...
Some things just hang around like a bad smell
Everyone has an agenda or bias. That is a fact of human nature. I certainly do. I stand for Catholicism and its truth and beauty. If you think you will find support for something other than that on this webpage then you will be sorely disappointed. Journalists also have an agenda as well. And, collectively, it is profoundly left of centre. A survey of political allegiance amongst journalists has found that the overwhelming majority of...
Twitter hate gets Gillard all wrong
It’s apparent there is a lot more hate in the Twittersphere than in the real world. The daily expression of anger and vitriol would make Hitler proud. But just like the Fuhrer was all wrong, so is Twitter hate. It’s unhealthy, mostly directed towards the wrong objects (like me) and it just doesn’t match the real dislikes expressed in the real world. You can see it more clearly by looking at the crazy things that people admit to liking...
Labor: There’s Rudd on the Floor
Australians love the underdog – the plucky bloke who battles against the odds – especially if he comes back from personal tragedy. But as the saying goes, Aussies want the mug to have a shot as well. Yesterday Kevin Rudd was the punter who failed to fight. His credibility is now in tatters. And history has been shaped against him. Before the farce, Rudd was favourably viewed in the ‘what-if’ scenarios. What if Rudd was leader? What if...
