February 2020 – Page 2 – THE BLOT REPORT

More corruption

By adminAustralian PoliticsNo Comments

Everybody with even a passing familiarity with the current news either on free-to-air television, radio or newspapers will have realised that former deputy leader of the parliamentary National Party, Bridget…

National irony

By adminAustralian Politics, Environment6 Comments

I was in the middle of writing a piece about the sports rorts disgrace, when this, from Catherine Marriot came across my Twitter feed: “The Nationals have a real opportunity…

So the PM ignores the findings of the report by the auditor re sports rorts (don’t stress, all projects were eligible), gets in former political chief of staff to do a report which offloads her for other reasons, then won’t even release that report, but crows about high standards.

Peter Van Onselen

February 2, 2020

Morrison as Trump

By adminAustralian Politics, Media10 Comments

Everybody with even a limited intelligence knows Donald Trump lies, and that his lying is almost beyond comparison and that it is pathological1,2,3. Australia has had its political liars too,…