Comes the day, comes the man

May 2 2012 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Why Tony Abbott discomforts and riles.

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Posted in Culture, Politics
Tagged Anthony Albanese, Henry Thorton, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott

Twilight of the gods

Mar 26 2012 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Like Roman emperors of old, Labor has deified itself.

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Posted in Politics
Tagged Anna Bligh, Bill Shorten, Campbell Newman, Julia Gillard, Liberal National Party, LNP, Queensland elections, SGC, Superannuation, Superannuation Guarantee Charge, Tony Abbott

The “Four Corners” débâcle

Feb 15 2012 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Minority government vote by vote.

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Posted in Politics
Tagged Adam Bandt, Andrew Wilkie, Craig Thomson, Denis Shanahan, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Rob Oakeshott, Stephen Smith, Tony Abbott, Tony Windsor

Speculations on a Delphic image

Feb 1 2012 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

The era of shared-capitalism yet to be born.

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Posted in Industrial relations, Politics
Tagged Fair Work, Hugh Mackay, John Howard, Julia Gillard, National Press Club, Shared Capitalism, Tony Abbott, Work Choices

A salutary lesson

Dec 1 2011 Posted by
Gary Scarrabelotti

Reflections prompted by the Battle of the Speaker’s Chair.

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Posted in Afghanistan, China, Defence, Economics, International Relations, Politics, USA
Tagged Barry O'Farrell, Carbon Tax, Harry Jenkins, Julia Gillard, Peter Slipper, Ted Baillieu, Tony Abbott