Although the Abbott government has been in office for less than a month, there are clear signs that this is a government which will move quickly and methodically to implement its program for Australia. Almost all of Mr Abbott’s decisions have been criticised by the left and sections of the media; but he has proceeded…
In his victory speech on election night, Tony Abbott said, “From today I declare that Australia is under new management and that Australia is once more open for business … A few days later, at the first meeting of Coalition MPs and senators, he said, “Our task is to give … better government that the…
GetUp! is an Australian online left-wing activist group. It claims to be “an independent, grass-roots community advocacy organisation which aims to build a more progressive Australia by giving everyday Australians the opportunity to get involved and hold politicians accountable on important issues”. According to its website, “Since its inception seven years ago, the GetUp! community…
The civil and religious war in Syria, already characterised by the most appalling brutality, plumbed even deeper levels of depravity with the use of poison gas late in August. At the time of writing, UN inspectors had visited the site of the attack on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, and taken samples back to…
