POLITICAL punch-ups are part of the territory and have been since before Julius Caesar was done over in 44BC during a senate meeting. Australian, Romanian, Ukrainian and almost all other politicians “get into it” on a surprisingly regular basis. And they’re almost…
THE never-ending pursuit to rename the Liberal Party has become a pet cause for politicians who refuse to accept they’ve joined the wrong Party. Rather than admit their mistake, defect to Labor and start over, there’s a growing list of political activists…
THE following speech was given by former PM Malcolm Turnbull in 2015 shortly after his NSW Left faction undermined and knifed elected PM Tony Abbott in a Liberal partyroom coup. The speech pretty much set the tone for his short stint as…
WHEN the Prime Minister of Australia publicly launches both barrels at you, you’d reasonably expect your political career to be in serious trouble. PM Scott Morrison last week gave his Liberal Party colleague and NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean a dressing down…
So why did Turnbull join the Liberals, a traditionally centre-right political party? The answer, in short, is because the Australian Labor Party didn’t want a bar of him.
FORMER Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott concedes losing his seat of Warringah after the May 2019 Federal Election. Against all expectations, his Liberal Party went on to win the election pushing Labor into a third term in opposition. Labor had branded the…
WOMEN make up half the population so should, therefore, make-up half the Parliament. Yes, but no. Women do make-up about half the population and it would be ideal if… But the simple truth is that the vast majority of women just don’t appear to be that interested in politics.
