Get your Twit on
It’s time, well past time, that citizens called time on the sort of rubbish that pervades the privatised sphere of the information industries.
On the reaction to the tragedy in Norway
Commentary which seems to gloat “Oh look! It wasn’t a Muslim, but a right wing Christian” reinscribes the crazy narratives about terrorism and political violence which precisely require a more dispassionate analysis.
Tipping points, politics, NotW and the longer view
As the Murdochs and Rebekah Brooks prepare to appear before the House of Commons, we may have reached a tipping point where the noise machine’s days are numbered.
Both atheist ‘rationalism’ and Catholic triumphalism betray Mary MacKillop’s legacy
I had mixed feelings last night about whether to watch the canonisation ceremony for Blessed Mary MacKillop on ABC News 24. In part, but not exclusively, those feelings related to the way the ceremonies would be covered, and I’m afraid [...]
Tingle on Friday: Labor must decide what to do with News Limited
Laura Tingle’s Friday Fin Review column, ‘This Week in Canberra’, has caused such a stir today that someone has gone to the trouble of posting a photo of it on Flickr.
Tony Abbott’s case for government
We’ve seen an increasing volume of bluster from the Coalition over recent days – clearly a coordinated strategy given the almost identical choice of words used by each front bencher (allowing for a lapse on Joe Hockey’s part – “centre [...]
Quick link: Tim Dunlop on the alternative universe where Mr Rabbit is a hero
Tim Dunlop’s post, “Why the Independents should support Abbott”, hits the mark in oh so many ways.
The politics of the ALP-Greens alliance
I won’t bother to link to the media denunciations of the ALP-Greens agreement – suffice it to say that Paul Kelly thinks the Labor ‘brand’ is in danger (oh no!), someone or other is probably red baiting, and there are [...]
Interregnum mythbusting: “naturally conservative electorates”
One of the most amusing aspects of the hung parliament negotiations has been the discombobulation of MSM opinionistas. David Penberthy is one stellar example. His most recent piece for The Punch is a strange concoction of weirdness, unified only by [...]
Why process is important: Another perspective on parliamentary and donations reform
One of the most interesting aspects of the agreement between The Greens and the ALP is the way in which it promises to put flesh on the bones of parliamentary reform. A number of clauses envisage combined committees of parliamentarians [...]
The Left, the independents and “new politics”
There was an interesting micro-debate on Twitter the other night between me, Tad Tietze and Jason Wilson, riffing off Dr_Tad’s scepticism about the “independents are our saviours” meme. That’s expanded on at much greater length at Left Flank. I’d thoroughly [...]
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