Abbott dumps on low income Australians from the ski fields of France.
There can be no doubt that the proposed government tax of $6 on visits to the doctor will only seriously affect those already struggling to keep heads above water, and one has to ask, why would any...
View ArticleAbbott uses society’s vulnerable as means to an ideological end
It seems to me that it’s a core conservative tradition to use the most vulnerable people in society as a means to an ideological end. There are endless current examples of this: threats to pensions,...
View ArticleNo love in Abbott government’s tough
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Treasurer Joe Hockey have taken to describing their budgetary cruelty as an act of “tough love” for which we may well rail against them in the present, but will respect...
View ArticleIs Struggle Street poverty porn?
SBS aired the first episode of the documentary Struggle Street last night, amidst the kind of publicity and controversy media outlets dream of. Briefly, the program follows the daily lives of families...
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