The Independents
You’ve already heard and you’ve already read as much about it as you want to. So I won’t say more than It felt longer than two weeks. Oakeshott’s speech felt longer than two weeks. Let’s see what comes next…
Australian Federal Election 2010. A view from the Fraser electorate.
Weird weather heralds the turbulent times here in Canberra and abroad. The campaign cycle, now fully in swing, not actually as imposing and irritating as I was anticipating. The letterbox has remained relatively free of propaganda but with just over two weeks left there is plenty of time for half of Tasmania’s forest to end [...]
plain language, please
Here in Australia we’ve all got a say. For as long as I’ve been politically aware I’ve been hearing people say that what’s being said isn’t being heard – the finer details, at least. The first challenge in learning about democratic theory, for me, was the basic distinction between representative and direct democracy. Referenda made [...]
