Paul Collits - Politics, Policy, Political Views

Paul Collits is Politicom’s Senior Political Commentator. He is a freelance writer and independent researcher who lives in Lismore, NSW. He has worked in government, industry and the university sector, and has taught at tertiary level in three disciplines – politics, geography and planning & business studies. He also contributes to Substack – https://paulcollits.substack.com/

Perrottet & Andrews’ cynical ‘bromance’

On : 25/04/202205/05/2022- by Paul Collits-

IT MUST be nearly time to resurrect that 1980s comedic vehicle for Judi Dench and her late (real life) husband. It was called A Fine Romance. In these openly gay times, perhaps the updated title should be “A Fine Bromance”. We live…

Major Parties hide from disgruntled voters

On : 23/04/202201/05/2022- by Paul Collits- 3 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – THREE things have emerged from the first days of the 2022 election campaign. One, this election is even worse than normal in providing a platform for discussion of the issues that matter to disgruntled voters. Witness the massive…

Mission complete for NSW’s two-tier tyranny

On : 17/04/202228/04/2022- by Paul Collits- 3 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – SO HOW is the two-tiered society going in the sunny State of NSW? Is it measuring up to the expectations and preferences of the then NSW Treasurer, now Premier, who stated so vigorously last year that he didn’t…

Christensen a ‘big win’ for One Nation

On : 14/04/202229/04/2022- by Paul Collits- 6 Comments.

FORMER Liberal National Party MP George Christensen is a much-hated figure among political elites – but voters love him. Just look at his recommended “to-do” list for the Government, which was spelled out in his final parliamentary speech late last month. Christensen…

Pile on as patriotic Christensen changes mind

On : 14/04/202229/04/2022- by Paul Collits- 5 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – NO SOONER had George Christensen announced he’d joined One Nation – and was, indeed, standing for the Senate – than the hit squad launched a fresh diatribe against him. The former Liberal National Party Member for Dawson is…

Deconstructing ScoMo reveals ‘Labor-heavy’ PM

On : 11/04/202221/04/2022- by Paul Collits- 4 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – THE main problem with reviewing a book about Scott Morrison is that you have to read a book about Scott Morrison. But read it, one must. Why should one read it? Well, I can think of three reasons. …

Shane Warne & the fatherhood crisis

On : 05/04/202230/09/2022- by Paul Collits- 2 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – NOTWITHSTANDING Russian aggression, the coming world depression and Will Smith, the biggest story of the year to date has been the death of Shane Warne. The great man’s shock passing has left many of us dumbfounded. We had…

Hold the bastards liable for their betrayal

On : 03/04/202214/04/2022- by Paul Collits- 5 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – JUST a few months ago, there passed one of the giants of American economics and public policy scholarship. Anthony Downs was 90 and his death was, surprisingly, largely unremarked, even inside the academy, and certainly outside his native…

Social contract trashed by ‘modern’ pollies

On : 03/04/202214/04/2022- by Paul Collits- 6 Comments.

THE COVID State, apart from its destruction of lives, societies and economies, has caused a rethink of our explanations of political life. What we assumed to be the basis of liberal democratic polities, the social contract, if you will, has been rendered…

HR corporates enforce NSW’s Fascist State

On : 28/03/202207/04/2022- by Paul Collits- 7 Comments.

by PAUL COLLITS – THE recent, unnerving revelations by Politicom’s Sean Burke about unvaccinated Environment Protection Authority staff being forced out of their jobs were jolting to many in NSW. It begs the question, just how widespread are employment-related vaccine mandates in…