It’s springtime in the south, and this time of year many a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of horses. GRAHAM RING looks over a Melbourne Cup field of political contenders.

1. Befuddled (J Macklin, Vic)
Has made a real mess of things in the bush recently, where she has found the going very […]

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Last year Kevin ‘07 arrived to save the world, and as ‘08 rolls on, his government continues to work its magic. But GRAHAM RING* wonders if people are beginning to tire of the tricks.

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Saturday’s Age revealed that hundreds of people living in remote Aboriginal communities in the
Northern Territory may have been exposed to potentially carcinogenic formaldehyde from the converted shipping containers which are used for accommodation in some of these locations.
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Indigenous Affairs Minister, Jenny Macklin, in an heroic display of understatement has apparently described the matter as […]

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There is a rumour circulating to the effect that Brendan Nelson is now getting about the place with a chop tied around his neck so that at least the dogs will give him some attention.

And yes, this gag was doing the rounds way before Nelson arrived, and will still be trotted out long after his […]

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- Sid Spindler
The battle for Indigenous justice in Australia lost a great warrior with the recent passing of Sid Spindler, who died of cancer in Melbourne at the age of 75.
Spindler was born to German parents in Poland and knew something of the way racism can damage a community. He arrived in Australia as a […]

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Why is everybody carrying on about the Racial Discrimination Act?Sure it might be Australia’s legislative commitment to the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. But, let’s face it, the do-gooders at the UN tend to get out of hand pretty easily.So let’s not start getting all squeamish about a […]

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Greetings Comrades,
Today Australia begins its descent into creeping socialism.
With the radicals ruling coast-to-coast, we might be in for some big changes. Will the value of the dollar be fixed? Tariffs introduced? Union membership made compulsory? A republic declared unilaterally? All industry nationalised? Organised religion banned as an ‘opiate of the people’?
Maybe.
But despite the dire warnings […]

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