Author Archives: WhitWords

Cross Benchers – What Do You Think?

March 24, 2013 · by · in Candidates, Greens, House of Representatives, Independents, Minor parties, Voters / voting

Much has been spoken about the ‘disproportionate power’ wielded by the cross bench MPs in the formation of the current Federal Parliament. I feel this view devalues both the concept of the Australian Liberal Democratic System and the intelligence of those who voted for these candidates  in their electorate. The decisions made by those cross bench […]

In Twitterspace No-one Can (Actually) Hear You Scream

February 15, 2013 · by · in Communication, Social media, Values

It’s been an interesting week on Twitter. It got me thinking about the twitter experience. There was the usual argy bargy in parliament, a retiring pope, and the biggest news of all: Twitter is full of people who don’t tweet the way others would like them to tweet! I know that if you only talk […]

Anthony John Abbott – A Sheep In Wolf’s Clothing

February 6, 2013 · by · in Liberal, Values

Tony Abbott is not a Liberal. Malcolm Fraser knows it, Malcolm Turnbull knows it, in his heart of hearts, Joe Hockey knows it. Indeed, any member of today’s Liberal Party who is a student of the once great party, founded by Sir Robert Menzies, knows it. It’s the greater Australian public who think Abbott is […]

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