Tag Archives: Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull’s Prime Ministerial Obituary

Posted on 11:59 pm, August 21, 2018 by marcus

‘If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined’ (Pyrrhus of Epirus) One of the first posts ever written on TMR was Tony Abbott’s Prime Ministerial Obituary. Malcolm Turnbull doesn’t need a similarly … Continue reading →

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The 2018-19 Federal Budget: the Ghosts of Budgets Past

Posted on 10:19 am, May 17, 2018 by marcus

If all you did was listen to Treasurer Scott Morrison on budget night and the half-baked media commentary that followed, you could be forgiven for thinking that Australia has practically paid off its debt, the good times are already rolling … Continue reading →

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Watering the Leaves

Posted on 1:12 am, March 19, 2018 by marcus

If you had a limited amount of water and could use it on a tree’s roots or leaves, which would you choose? Even Forrest Gump could probably tell you that his mamma always said that we put sprinklers on the … Continue reading →

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Turnbull’s Energy Economics

Posted on 12:22 am, August 30, 2017 by marcus

In The Australian yesterday came this story of Malcolm Turnbull giving Einstein (or whoever really came up with his insanity quote) the middle digit: Power firms told to cut prices The nation’s electricity industry chiefs will be hauled in by … Continue reading →

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Turnbull’s Last Stand

Posted on 12:42 pm, July 13, 2017 by marcus

A lot has been made of Malcolm Turnbull’s recent comments that the Liberal party is not a ‘conservative’ party and that the ‘sensible centre’ is the place to be. Whether you think his comments were right, wrong or reported by … Continue reading →

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Ah Turnbull, You’ve Done it Again

Posted on 1:32 pm, March 30, 2017 by marcus

Only the politically inept would: privately tell the Chinese that they’ll ratify the extradition treaty we have with them; have four (i.e. the number of death in Chinese numerology) government ministers (including the Prime Minister) publicly declare that the treaty is … Continue reading →

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