Teaching kids about politics
Recently I watched a program on TV about Asian high school students being taught about politics. Each student was asked to take on the role of being a politician and…
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Albanese pledges better future in Budget reply
In his Budget reply speech, Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese, outlined a range of measures he would introduce if elected to “build a better future”. Albanese said Labor’s plans would boost…
Re-arranging RATS and deck chairs
Forum – I’m not very surprised to see the currently unfolding mishandling of the ‘strollout’ of availability of the Rapid Antigen Tests (or RAT test tests?) for Covid 19, by…
Fast train promise comes back around the tracks
Forum – We know that election time is upon us when the Central Coast fast-rail project again raises its ugly head (“Labor makes fast rail election promise”, CCC 271). No…
Some company to be in
Forum – For Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, to describe the Government’s climate “plan” as weak is by way of classic understatement (“Government’s emission plan described as weak”, Chronicle…
Exploring the facts
Forum – I am surprised that after all the newspaper lines, sit-time, public energy about PEP11 your paper still prints the untrue and bent facts. Senator O’Neill forgot to mention…
What really scares Gary
Forum – I really don’t know what all the controversy about assisted dying is about. For many decades politicians, John Howard among others, have assisted in sending Australian men and…
Armchair exploration of the ethics of pork barrelling
Forum – What we are seeing at ICAC is, for many of us watching, uncomfortable. Who enjoys viewing an almost forensic public stripping of another’s private thoughts? But what we…
Lip service leads to less trust
Forum – In the October 28 forum, Bruce Hyland clearly outlined the details of how we are being tricked by full-page political advertising from Lucy Wicks and the Morrison Government…
Ask GPs not pollies how to get more doctors to the region
Forum – Lucy Wicks (Federal Member for Robertson) has form, when it comes to promising new jobs for the Central Coast. Does anybody remember the thousands of new jobs that…
Politics and vaccines don’t mix
Forum – How could the rulers of our society not plan for supply of vaccines to out strip demand? (“Locals furious about vaccine theft” Chronicle, page 1, August 4). Dark…
Funding should be based on merit and equity, not political self interest
Forum – Here we go again, following closely on the heels of this Government’s $100M sports rorts fiasco and the Western Sydney airport land purchase for more than 10 times…
Friendly Jordies shares on the Central Coast
Renowned political comedian Friendly Jordies recently visited the Central Coast and delivered one of his live, funny, and engaging performances.
Healthy people on a sick planet?
Forum – Many leaders in industry, politicians, religious leaders, educators and economists continue to try to solve today’s problems with the same thinking that created them. They are down at…
Let’s get back to basics
Forum – Isn’t it about time that we all spoke plainly and removed the political correctness from our society? The majority of people I have spoken to over the past…
The Sensible Centre to launch on the Central Coast
Voters in the Federal electorates of Dobell and Robertson will be the first in Australia to take part in a trial of a community pre-selection process that The Sensible Centre…
Where are we headed?
Forum – Over the last 40 years I have seen the demise of the Waratah Spring Festival and the Kariong Flower Show, Old Sydney Town and our country towns closing…
Alternate way of practising democracy needed
Forum – Pork barrelling is made possible by Australia’s electoral system, based on Single Member Electoral Districts. Many Australians are not aware of alternatives. In Multi Member District systems, used…
If the kids can’t go to Parliament …
Parliament came alive for Year 6 students at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School at Wyoming when two local MPs visited the school to talk politics recently. Principal, Bernard…
Ban political parties from local government positions
Forum – What a disaster our new Central Coast Council has turned out to be, plunging us ratepayers in multimillion dollar debt in only three years, and no light at…