The rise and rise of Liberalism ( softly softly).

The very model of an Attorney General

After his remark of having the right to be bigots , (24/March?2014), it's all gone very quiet round this particular and peculiar statement. There were a few splutters from some prominent people but for the rest it's surprising , isn't it, that the media have not pursued this further. Did he hit a nerve or strike a chord?
Dunno.
The calls for an increase in GST ( 12/March/2014) are becoming more vocal with  a senior civil servant's remarks being endorsed by Glen Stevens, Reserve Bank of Ausrtr4alia head honcho, while the Immigration Minister is off on a jaunt to Cambodia to discuss matters of mutual interest (27/February 2014). There must be a method in the madness.

100 days

The Australian Government announced that 100 days of their asylum policy has been  a success.
This success has been marked by secrecy, cancellation of press briefings and silencing of details regarding asylum seekers plight in detention. Success can be quite subjective. The detention of children is also being questioned by the Human Rights Commission.

Scare them  off for good!

(Cartoon based on Al Hirschfeld's  caricature of Ben Turpin and the Keystone Cops)

More Sanctions......

The  "cat and mouse " continues...

Hairier and scarier

North Korean men have reportedly lost yet another freedom of expression: the right to a decent haircut, with reports of new rules forcing them to imitate Kim Jong-un. (ABC news report 27.March)

"Grace notes"

Tony Abbott reintroduces knight and dame honours for Australians

(Acknowledgement to Ward Kimball, Disney cartoonist).