jmcdonnell6419 hours ago2 minNothing Has Changed As A result Of The Eden Monaro By-ElectionThe pundits have been saying that the Eden Monaro by-election was a test for the two political leaders, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albane...
jmcdonnell644 days ago2 minLook Out For MothsThere was great excitement at the Bullants clubhouse after footy training on Wednesday. Spider, who is the footy manager and a grand poo-...
jmcdonnell646 days ago3 minA Change In Our Defence PostureProfessor Owen Harries died on the weekend. He was famous as a promoter of the ‘realist’ view of geo-politics. Harries supported the Viet...
jmcdonnell646 days ago2 minBorders Open a Bit - But Melbourne Is Locked DownThe states are playing tit-for-tat with the virus at the moment. Daniel Andrews, the premier of Victoria, has decreed that any internatio...
jmcdonnell646 days ago2 minThe AFL – Is it a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party or Lunatics Running the AsylumThe Gold Coast Suns are due to fly into Melbourne this weekend before heading down to Geelong. Under rules announced on Monday by the Qu...
jmcdonnell64Jun 293 minChristopher Pyne Tells the TruthThere have been a number of accounts of the demise of Malcolm Turnbull but only those by David Speers and Christopher Pyne have the feeli...
jmcdonnell64Jun 252 minBeware of the BatsIn Brewersbrook we have been busy this week putting up the barricades. We are aware that the premier of New South Wales Madame Glad has s...
jmcdonnell64Jun 253 minAlbo on Energy and ScienceOpposition Leader Anthony Albanese appeared at the National Press Club on Wednesday to present Labor’s new policies on science, energy, a...
jmcdonnell64Jun 253 minWhen It Comes To Zero Emissions - Renewables Won’t Cut ItIn her recent Quarterly Essay “The Coal Curse – resources, climate, and Australia’s future”, Professor Judith Brett argues that our best ...
jmcdonnell64Jun 252 minThe Chinese Case Against Australian Barley SubsidiesThe Chinese Customs authorities imposed tariff duties of 80.5% on Australian barley exports in a move that is likely to cost farmers $600...
jmcdonnell64Jun 223 minHigher Education Reforms – Help or Hindrance?There has been a vociferous backlash by the academic community against the higher education reforms announced by education minister, Dan ...
jmcdonnell64Jun 173 minPrime Minister Scott Morrison's Plan for RecoveryOn Monday the Prime Minister gave an address to CEDA in which he set out an economic plan for the period up to the election and a second ...
jmcdonnell64Jun 163 minThere’s Something Rotten in the State of VictoriaThe investigation into the Adem Somyurek affair could go anywhere. Mr. Somyurek, who was sacked as a minister in the Andrews Government a...
jmcdonnell64Jun 153 minWas Slavery Ever Legal In Australia?On Wednesday, Scott Morrison was interviewed on 2GB about the protests in America. He made the point that there was no need to emulate th...
jmcdonnell64Jun 23 minAn American Horror ShowAmerican society and polity is close to anarchy. There are riots in 41 cities across America. America is burning but worse, armed militia...
jmcdonnell64Jun 12 minGovernment’s Majority Threatened By New Murray Darling PartyChris Brooks, who led the protests against the Murray Darling Basin Authority last year, has decided to carry on with his campaign by sta...
jmcdonnell64May 273 minJobmaker – Morrison’s Recovery PlanThe eagerly awaited government plan for getting the economy out of intensive care was revealed by the Prime Minister, Scott Morison to th...
jmcdonnell64May 272 minThe Bushfire Royal Commission – Scientists Say Black Summer Was Not Worst EverThe Bushfire Royal Commission opened on Monday. The enquiry is examining the disaster that resulted in the loss of 33 lives and more than...
jmcdonnell64May 253 minThe JobKeeper Stuff Up – Was It A Case Of Artificial Imbecility?On Thursday, the Treasury announced a $60 billion shortfall in the amount of money required for the Jobkeeper program. The question is – ...
