Reform list begins with ABC on top
THE Abbott government’s window of opportunity for major reform is rapidly closing.
Piers Akerman
O’Farrell gambled and lost, so no use whining
SOMETHING smells on Macquarie Street and it does not have the bouquet of a vintage Penfold’s Grange Hermitage. Former premier Barry O’Farrell told ICAC on Tuesday that neither he nor his wife Rosemary remembered receiving a bottle of the 1959 Grange from anyone, let alone AWH boss Nick Di Girolamo.
Rudd ripped me off too
OPPOSITION Leader Kevin Rudd’s “me-too” grab for policies apparently doesn’t stop with photocopying Coalition pledges.
Labor left to foot a big carbon tax, Bill
The crushed Labor Party has learnt nothing from last Saturday’s trouncing.
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Bad jokes escape to evening news
BAD jokes used to be confined to Christmas crackers, but now they’ve escaped to the evening news.
No place here for “teachers” of murder and suicide
THERE is something fundamentally repulsive about religious extremists who rejoice in death.The degree of revulsion towards such people is magnified when their teachings are directed toward children, the simple-minded and other impressionable individuals.Sheik Feiz Mohammed is such an extremist.
More stimulating if Rudd’s gift was sound
NO-ONE begrudges pensioners and carers, and other less fortunate members of the community a Christmas bonus but the rationale for the Rudd Labor government’s hand-out deserves serious examination.
Rudd asylum policy a leaky boat to tragedy
The inevitability of a replay of the 2001 SIEV-X disaster, with the loss of more than 350 lives, has undeniably increased since the Rudd Labor Government softened its approach to asylum seekers.
The price of tolerating intolerance
The involvement of Britons among the terrorists responsible for the murders of more than 150 people in Mumbai last week signals another milestone in the march of multiculturalism and the failure of Western and democratised nations to deal with Islamists. *
Counting cost of pennies from Kevin
A year in office and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s pre-election agenda is in tatters.
Imams condoning domestic violence and rape
A new study conducted by a Victorian Islamic group has found that some imams selectively condone breaches of Australian laws specifically designed to protect women.
Can Rudd stem the rise of fortress America
Without wishing to be too harsh on Barack Obama’s self-satisfied supporters, there are valid reasons Australians must watch this pilgrim’s progress with concern.
Look at moi! Kevin now Kath and Kim
IT WAS Kevvie’s Kath and Kim moment at Kirribilli.
Rudd’s policy as safe as money in the bank
KEVIN Rudd and his team of economic ministers have done nothing but compound the economic problems facing Australians since the global fiscal crisis began.
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