Tag Archives: Peter Dutton

Dutton’s “Big Ideas” are Populist Test Balloons

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Maz Weaver

Day 3 of the Australian election campaign, and … is it just me, or is the Liberal Party breaking the sound barrier by running away from its own long-held principles?

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Dutton’s first election 2025 promises are a cause for alarm

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Maz Weaver

It’s on. It’s official. Australia will go to the polls on May 3rd to elect a new Federal government.

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Friends Don’t Let Friends Bully Friends

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Maz Weaver

Let’s have a hypothetical, shall we?

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There’s Still Time, But It’s Later Than You Think

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Maz Weaver

By now it should be fairly obvious to anyone who’s paid even a scrap of attention to international news that Australia’s closest ally, the United States of America, is in the throes of a slow-motion apocalypse.

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Monkey See, Monkey Do

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Maz Weaver

Remember when I said Australia catches a cold when America sneezes? Apparently our immune system is even weaker than I thought.

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America Sneezed

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Maz Weaver

For some months now an old saying has been echoing in my head. “When America sneezes, Australia catches a cold”. I can’t remember where I first heard that, or who said it, but it’s a statement I both hate, and … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Shit List

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Maz Weaver

Welcome to the Shit List. This is the first of a semi-regular series, in which I highlight those politicians, public figures, organisations, and groups whose actions smack of hypocrisy, dirty dealing, double standards, and/or general disregard for others in the … Continue reading →

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