Come The Revolution

Come the Revolution – Alex Mitchell

  • The Weekly Notebook – America at the crossroads

    America at the crossroads: Mid-term vote and Saudi murder Americans are faced with two epoch-making decisions and the rest of the world is breathlessly awaiting the outcome. At stake is whether the USA is a humane society or an inhumane one. Whether it is civilised or uncivilised. Whether it is guided by culture and science or…

  • The Weekly Notebook – Khashoggi murder plot explained

    Khashoggi murder plot explained … Prince Harry checks out Governor-General job   The gruesome murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the disappearance of his remains was conducted by the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The chief architects are US President Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo, the 6th CIA director from January 2017 to April…

  • The Weekly Notebook – Liberal philistines vandalise Opera House

    Liberal Party philistines back Opera House vandalism Pastor Scott Morrison, Australia ’s latest Prime Minister, has found himself in trouble again due to his Pentecostal verbosity. Giving strong support to advertising horse racing on the sails of the Sydney Opera House Morrison said the decision was “a no-brainer”. He’s right, of course. No one with…

  • The Weekly Notebook – a vote for Phelps is a vote for the Liberals

    Why a vote for Kerryn Phelps is a vote for the Liberal Party in Wentworth by-election Kerryn Phelps, past president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), is an “independent” candidate at the by-election in Wentworth, Australia’s wealthiest per capita electorate on Saturday, October 20. Who wins the seat, previously held by ousted prime minister Malcolm…

  • The Weekly Notebook – two coups

    Two coups, two victims – what’s going on? Two major public figures have been executed in recent coups in Australia – Malcolm Turnbull was despatched as prime minister on August 24 and Michelle Guthrie as ABC managing director on September 24. In subsequent media coverage the executioners could not, or would not, explain why Turnbull…

  • The Weekly Notebook – conservative basket cases

    Why conservative parties have become basket cases A common feature of today’s political environment is the identity crisis in conservative parties that have ruled much of the Western world in the post-war years. For example, Christian Democratic parties that blossomed in Europe and Latin America after World War Two are now struggling for survival. In Australia…

  • The Weekly Notebook – White Armband history

    Scott Morrison’s plan for a White Armband history of Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the Federal MP for Cook in southern Sydney, is planning to elevate James Cook to a status beyond the wildest dreams of the humble 18th century Royal Navy lieutenant. Morrison wants to turn Cook into the “Father of Australia” with the…

  • The Weekly Notebook – happy clapper in the Lodge

    Scott Morrison: happy clapper in The Lodge On entering Federal Parliament in 2008, Scott Morrison, the newly-elected Member for Cook in southern Sydney, delivered his inaugural speech on February 14 (St Valentine’s Day). He chose to discuss at length his deep devotion to his Christian religion and paid tribute to his mentors in the born-again…

  • The overthrow of Malcolm Turnbull

    Liberal MPs overthrow Malcolm Turnbull and replace him with a lightweight happy-clappy In 36 consecutive opinion polls, Malcolm Turnbull was preferred Prime Minister over Labor’s Bill Shorten. In mid-July, for example, Turnbull extended his lead over Shorten to 19%; Turnbull was 48% with Shorten dropping 2% to 29%. At the same time, Labor continued to lead…

  • When Scott Morrison was public enemy No.1

    Before “ScoMo” became Australia’s 30th PM, Scott Morrison was public enemy No 1 In 2014 I was asked to write a profile of “the Left’s pin-up boy” and its “chief bogeyman”. The offer came from Tom Switzer, then editor of the right-wing Spectator Australia, before it fell into the demented hands of the Sky News host…

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