http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/ The media's myopia and ignorance make them unworthy protectors of the public good and so an ordinary man stepped from the shadows to protect, analyse and inform...He is The Swagman. en Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:36:00 GMT Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:36:00 GMT info@politicalpundit.com.au info@politicalpundit.com.au http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/the-wealthy-speak-out/ Deep inside all of us lives a little filthy rich industrialist, tyrant or entrepreneur which dreams of bullying and selling people. For over 80% of the population these will remain... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/the-wealthy-speak-out/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/the-wealthy-speak-out/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:36:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/australian-flag-aussie-battler/ If anyone cared to make Australian stereotypes the Aussie battler would be in the top five. The Aussie battler fights all odds; social, financial, romantic, cricketing but challenges are bested... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/australian-flag-aussie-battler/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/australian-flag-aussie-battler/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:27:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/aussie-miscalculations-the-cane-toad/1/ The Australian government is putting the nation's best spinning efforts in to nation building and everyone has an obligation to help. Funnel webs inspire fear, koalas compassion and fuzziness but... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/aussie-miscalculations-the-cane-toad/1/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/aussie-miscalculations-the-cane-toad/1/ Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:52:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/innovating-educashun/ Australia has a great history of self-improvement from the Schools of Arts, established as early as 1827 in Hobart, to the modern day TAFE. The early goal of private school... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/innovating-educashun/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/innovating-educashun/ Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:15:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/masculine-politique/ In Australia sport is political short-hand for masculine and male politicians have developed a parasitical devotion to it. The countless examples of contrived attempts to appeal to Joe Bloggs are... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/masculine-politique/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/masculine-politique/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:41:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/gutter-ball/ America is the great democracy drawing board where frail or developing democracies look for guidance and inspiration. In Australia we've already picked progressive-ish but the coming American election will tell... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/gutter-ball/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/gutter-ball/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:08:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/a-downer-for-cyprus/ Alexander Downer, AKA Alexander Downer, starts his United Nations position today. "Alexander Downer" is leaving politics, well meaningful politics anyway, heading for Cyprus as a U.N. Special Envoy. "Alexander Downer... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/a-downer-for-cyprus/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/a-downer-for-cyprus/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:18:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/gategate-the-story-of-dunit-and-bel/ Waiting for celebrity pundits to attach themselves to presidential candidates can create angst. Over the last month this anxiety has been eased by the emergence of John Della Bosca, D-Unit... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/gategate-the-story-of-dunit-and-bel/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/gategate-the-story-of-dunit-and-bel/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:46:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/presenting-liberalbot/ The world is changing so fast it's getting frightening; Spain are Champions of Europe and England are the great underachievers of football. That stable world has gone and democracy could... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/presenting-liberalbot/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/presenting-liberalbot/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:54:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/standards-and-fetishes/ In Australian political life it seems that abstractions like good and evil are worthless. Anyone political who's good or evil has ambitions beyond Australia; there are no evil underachievers. Australia... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/standards-and-fetishes/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/standards-and-fetishes/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:44:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/bloody-conservatives/ An example. I hate global politics, too many foreigners, but since everyone else wants to talk about it I wanna too!! Remember transformation? A black president, rise of China and... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/bloody-conservatives/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/bloody-conservatives/ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/the-decline-of-hatred/ I'm a hater. Part of the tribal-ness of politics is to really dislike the other side with intensity. And the more I see of them the more I hate them... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/the-decline-of-hatred/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/the-decline-of-hatred/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:32:00 GMT http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/santa-and-other-communists/ Swaggy Sickness. Should Australia have been Communist? Federated in 1901 just before the Russian and well before the Chinese revolutions falling for communism was always unlikely. Australia lacked the historical... http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/santa-and-other-communists/#comments http://www.politicalpundit.com.au/santa-and-other-communists/ Mon, 19 May 2008 14:11:00 GMT