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Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

Tony Abbott's spin doctors have their work cut out for him as they try to defuse the damage done by his left eye.

Jane Caro, the message medium: Abbott's wink a poke in the eye

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

May 28, 2014

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Surprise! The budget is not only cruel and horrific, it's worse than you'd thought. The Coalition has broken so very many of its election promises, just to stick the boot into the poor, sick and old.

Caro's Flotsam and Jetsam: ugly little liars edition

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

May 21, 2014

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Yes, the Age of Entitlement is over, and yes, this is the Budget We Had to Have, but by god, isn't there anything else to talk about?

Caro's Flotsam and Jetsam: who cares about the budget edition

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

May 14, 2014

1

The federal government is telling everyone the newest budget is going to bring a lot of pain. It might not be as bad as you think -- and that's a smart strategy. Plus rape in the media and Tony's new toys ...

Caro's Flotsam and Jetsam: Abbott more goose than maverick

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

Apr 30, 2014

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George Brandis is once again standing up for those who need it least. Plus whether we should get rid of private school funding and a political candidate with some horrific views on domestic violence.

Caro's Flotsam and Jetsam: mediaeval science ... victim blaming ... strong women ...

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

Apr 23, 2014

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Let's tackle the real bludgers in our society -- pensioners, young people trying to get an education and asylum seekers. Screw 'em!

Caro's Flotsam and Jetsam: screw you all edition

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

Apr 16, 2014

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Julia Gillard reviews <em>Game of Thrones</em>, Arthur Sinodinos can't recall much of anything, and the Greens are OK in WA.

Caro's Flotsam and Jetsam: light at the end of the tunnel edition

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

Apr 09, 2014

3

Abbott's brought back knighthoods, which is apt given he has a very mediaeval attitude towards the climate, asylum seekers and education.

Caro's Flotsam and Jetsam: the privileged and the bigoted

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

Apr 02, 2014

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It's bigots, bigots, everywhere, and plenty of free speech. Plus: do teachers actually do any work?

Caro's Flotsam and Jetsam: bigots, boats and bullies edition

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

Mar 26, 2014

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Remember Julia Gillard's misogyny speech? Here is a version set to music that will bring tears to your eyes. Plus: are things ever going to get better?

Caro's flotsam and jetsam: missing MH370 ... pollie pride ... March in March ...

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

Mar 19, 2014

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On International Women's Day, two steps forward and one step back. A passenger takes exception to a woman flying a plane, a man creates a cheaper sanitary pad, and what mining companies are really thinking.

Caro's Flotsam and Jetsam: cock-pit? ... advertising truth ... screw the rich ...

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

Mar 12, 2014

This year's Academy Awards was a triumph for Australians, with Cate Blanchett and Catherine Martin taking home gongs. Plus our treatment of asylum seekers, girls' homes and other shameful moral failings.

Caro's Flotsam and Jetsam: Our Cate ... failing vulnerable ... stop the planes ...

Caro's Flotsam & Jetsam

Mar 05, 2014

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