Goodness and kindness normally don’t decide elections, yet the Prime Minister has put his party into such a state that he needs to beg for mercy from the electorate. He’d better watch the form that mercy takes. If voters are going to show him and his government kindness, they might decide it’s best to put them out of their misery.
Death knell
The secret life of politicians — a brothel insider tells
So Kevin Rudd went to a strip club. Big deal! … I know the names of five current and former New South Wales politicians who are regulars at their local house of ill repute. What political party are they from? There is a slight leaning to the Liberal Party – but only just, writes Chris Seage.
Howard’s land grab: The (d)evil is in the permit detail
There are two parts to Howard’s land grab. The first is the compulsory acquisition of the 64 ‘major Aboriginal communities’ spread across the NT , the second is the changes to the permits system under the Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act. Neither ‘initiative’ will do anything about Aboriginal child abuse in the NT. Both measures will ring the death knell for Aboriginal land rights, writes Bob Gosford.
