Archive for: Barry Everingham

Tony Abbott and the sin of omission

Tony Abbott and the sin of omission

Tweet Tony Abbott was criticised by what he said in his speech on forced adoptions, but it was what he didn’t say that most revealed his character, says Gordon Aplin. On 21 March 2013, Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered an eloquent...

 

Gaily Bolting into the White Nile

Gaily Bolting into the White Nile

Tweet Senior correspondent Barry Everingham reviews two of Australia’s biggest bigots — gay-fearing “Christian” Fred Nile and mighty white Islamophobe Andrew Bolt. FRED NILE ATTACKS HOMOSEXUALS … AGAIN THE Christian right has called...

 

Greg Barns to campaign for Wikileaks

Greg Barns to campaign for Wikileaks

Tweet Former chair of the Australian Republican Movement and leading barrister Greg Barns is to spearhead Wikileaks’ bid for an Australian Senate seat. Senior correspondent Barry Everingham comments. Joining forces: Greg Barns and Julian...

 

Risky Tony Abbott and the “birth parents”

Risky Tony Abbott and the “birth parents”

Tweet Last week saw another example why Australians must never, ever, consider delivering Government to Tony Abbott, writes senior correspondent Barry Everingham. IF EVER THERE WAS an example of just why Australians must never, under circumstances, ...

 

Time for an Australian republic

Time for an Australian republic

Tweet The hospitalisation of the Queen last weekend is a wake-up call for Australian republicans, says senior correspondent Barry Everingham. THE BRIEF hospitalisation of the Australian head of state in a London hospital over last weekend must...

 

Ted Baillieu bails out of Victorian premiership

Ted Baillieu bails out of Victorian premiership

Tweet Ted Baillieu resigns overnight as Liberal Party leader, but senior correspondent Barry Everingham says — we ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Ted Baillieu was too decent to be a Liberal politician; when the likes of Tony Abbott can be elected...

 

Cory Bernardi’s Coalition Wildersbeast

Cory Bernardi’s Coalition Wildersbeast

Tweet Will all the Coalition politicians who support the racist ideology of Dutch fanatic Geert Wilders please raise their hands, asks senior correspondent Barry Everingham. Senator Cory Bernardi and his close friend, Dutch Islamaphobe, Geert...

 

Abbott’s unchanging front bench will change Australia

Abbott’s unchanging front bench will change Australia

Tweet Australians need to be very careful on polling day, writes Barry Everingham, because if Tony Abbott becomes Prime Minister the fabric of our society will change dramatically. TONY ABBOTT’S thought bubbles illustrate very plainly...

 

Abdicating Australia’s “throne”

Abdicating Australia’s “throne”

Tweet The news that the Queen of the Netherlands has decided to abdicate does not mean that the Queen of England will follow the same path, says senior correspondent Barry Everingham. Queens Beatrix and Elizabeth II THE NEWS that the Queen...

 

Smart A.L.E.C. Cory Bernardi not the ticket for S.A. Libs

Smart A.L.E.C. Cory Bernardi not the ticket for S.A. Libs

Tweet Senior correspondent Barry Everingham says twice disgraced senator Cory Bernardi should be dropped from first place on the S.A. Liberals’ Senate ticket. Senator Cory Bernardi has got himself in more hot water over not declaring his...

 
 
 
 

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