If there’s something that I’ve always wished for throughout my life, it’s been the ability to always be myself all day and every day in ways that I could only dream of previously imagining. From exploring the utter highs and lows of humanity through to the journeys of family, joy, sorrow and love, I’ve always […]
A Transgender journey “In My Shoes” – To Parliament House in Canberra and back again…..
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of presenting a short film on Transgender Youth to a group of politicians, staffers and other dignitaries at Parliament House in Canberra. This group, otherwise known as the “Parliamentary Friends of LGBTI Australians”, focuses heavily on improving the lives of all Australians who are a part […]
Morrison responds to questions over his Platinum-etched Sri Lankan tea set…
By Kate Doak. The Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has responded to questions surrounding a gift that he received from the Sri Lankan Secretary for Defence and Urban Affairs Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa earlier this year during a Joint Working Group function on asylum seekers between Australia and Sri Lanka. In a very carefully worded statement to The Deadly […]
God Save Our….. Tax Dollars? Senator Eggleston and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
With all the news about strange travel claims being made by Australia’s politicians, one of the most princely claims that I’ve come across so far has been the one by Senator (Doctor) Alan Eggleston from the 2nd to the 10th of June last year in London. Now as the ardent Monarchists amongst you will know, […]
The Turnbulls and the shares in Leighton Holdings’ parent company, Hochtief AG……
With the news that Leighton Holdings is under a major Federal investigation over approximately $50 million worth of kickbacks and other forms of corruption within Indonesia and the Middle East, some serious questions need to be asked of The Honourable Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy, in relation to their involvement with […]
Albanese admitted his leading role in the deposing of Gillard on Election Night…..
Earlier today, the following exchange between Barrie Cassidy and The Hon. Anthony Albanese took place about loyalty on the ABC’s Insiders program, in relation to The Hon. Kevin Rudd and the overthrow of Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard earlier this year. This statement by Mr Albanese is in stark contrast to his comments on the […]
We seriously need to talk about Kevin’s undisclosed income….
With Kevin Rudd’s return to the Prime Ministers’ Office, there’s been a whole raft of questions that have arisen about the state of the Federal wing of the Australian Labour Party. From Jessica Rudd raising the heckles of a lot of members of both the Public Service and the Press Gallery within Parliament House through […]
A peruse through Prime Minister Gillard’s financial interests……
One of the more peculiar things that I’ve noticed about the current parliament is that nobody’s done a really thorough analysis of Prime Minister Julia Gillard‘s Pecuniary Interests (aka “Members’ Interests”) over the course of the past three years. While there’s been the occasional reference to her house in the Electorate of Lalor and Mr […]
The Turnbulls and an investment in the NBN…..
If there’s one thing that never ceases to amaze me, it’s that both state and federal politicians don’t think that people check their pecuniary interests, policy statements and voting records, then contrast them against the business interests that said politicians and their families hold. Take The Honourable Shadow Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull and his […]
Hope + Politics + Culture = Twitter Wars
Last Friday morning there was a little war of words between Mark Textor (of Crosby|Textor) and Chris Murphy (of Murphy’s Lawyers) on Twitter that made me sit back and get all philosophical for a moment. As the day wore on, the tension between the two men developed as follows: […]