Enrol now for 2016 Federal Election
The federal election has been announced and Australians must act now to ensure they are enrolled by the deadline of 8pm on 23 May 2016. Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said…
Election 2016: Catholic Bishops warn against undermining traditional meaning of Marriage
Melbourne, May 16: The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference today released a statement saying that “political decisions can end up undermining marriage and providing less and less support for families despite…
BUDGET 2016 puts COALITION on Track for ELECTION VICTORY
The strong argument that negative gearing is a tax rort doesn’t seem to get traction in election campaigns and Labor will struggle to sell this idea, believes Dr Nick Economou.…
Budget 2016: Turnbull to win, only if divinity not budget, works!
Tax cuts for small business are where large numbers of votes are for the Coalition – yet would the ‘employee bank’ change their mind with a coffee and a small…
Election would be too close to call
L-NP 50% cf. ALP 50% as per Roy Morgan poll Government Confidence falls 7pts to 99 – lowest since Turnbull became PM. In mid-April L-NP support is 50% (down 2.5%)…
the only way for Abbott’s comeback:
Tell the truth and shed the Credlin baggage Infidelity represents the un-vowed aspiration of a very special kind, which would lead the man to the opposite of his wife, to…
Migrants’ employment expectations Unachievable
Melbourne, March 31: New migrants are finding it harder than they expect to find suitable work in Australia and low levels of English and a lack of local experience are…
MORE WEEKS LIKE LAST WEEK; AND THE COALITION WILL LOSE THE 2016 ELECTION
When he took over the Liberal leadership from Tony Abbott, prime minister Malcolm Turnbull committed to instituting what he described as a more traditional, Westminster-style government in which ministers would…
It’s Turnbull, not Abbott, who is more like Rudd
With reports of sensitive documents being leaked and rumours of numbers being counted, some commentators have started to liken former Liberal leader and prime minister Tony Abbott to Labor’s Kevin…
2016 election will reveal a lot about Malcolm Turnbull
Of the many noteworthy events to have occurred in Australian politics since my last column for the Bharat Times some months ago, none was as important as the fall of…