Divorced from reality: @burgewords comments on the Coalition’s #MarriageEquality problem

July 22, 2016

The Coalition will just have to take care of itself, because the political wedge has finally hit its target. AFTER the Coalition’s narrow win, the plebiscite on Marriage Equality should be getting ready to kick off, yet the same election promise has been blamed for the major swing against Malcolm Turnbull. And the paradox has […]

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Burnt bridges: A reflection on the demise of Sophie Mirabella by @adropex

July 20, 2016

    The result in the seat of Indi is final. Only in the last few weeks, as her 2016 campaign collapsed, has the topic of Sophie Mirabella not rekindled in me the upset and anxiety of the last decade. Rather the emotion was one of grudging compassion. With hindsight, the similarity in the unrelenting […]

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Part 13 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

July 7, 2016

The final act in the Australian election campaign for 2016.

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Part 12 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

July 2, 2016

The final act in the Australian election campaign for 2016.

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Part 11 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

June 27, 2016

Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.

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Part 10 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

June 22, 2016

Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.

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Part 9 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

June 17, 2016

Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.

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#ReefElection: Bandaids for an unmitigated reef catastrophe reports @takvera #ausvotes

June 14, 2016

An election promise by the Prime Minister to divert $1 billion in Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) funding to improve reef catchment water quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been soundly criticised as legally problematic, inefficient and far below the funding scientists say is required to Save the Reef. As they say, the ‘devil […]

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Part 8 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

June 12, 2016

Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.

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Part 7 of NoFibs Australian election coverage 2016: @Qldaah #ausvotes #auspol #qldpol

June 7, 2016

Ongoing coverage of the Australian election campaign for 2016.

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