En Passant

There is only one way to restore the democratic deficit, says Independent Australia Canberra correspondent John Passant — election, now!

It was indeed a Super Saturday, says John Passant in Independent Australia — for Bill Shorten and the Labor Party, that is.

Barnaby is not dead; he is just resting on the backbench. Michael McCormack will have to accept that Joyce is the power behind the throne, I write in Independent Australia.  

[Deputy Prime Minister Joyce (left) and Prime Minister Turnbull at the New England by-election, December 2017 (screen shot via @9NewsSyd).]   If a thorough investigation into the potential abuse of power and misuse of public funds in the Barnaby Joyce affair isn’t undertaken, then both the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister should resign, […]

Cartoon by Mark David / @markdavidcartoons Turnbull continues to backflip as the Coalition’s tenuous majority and his leadership remain under constant strain, I write in Independent Australia.

The Turnbull Government is in complete disarray and every day brings some revelation of further incompetence, I write in Independent Australia​.

It’s time to break the unjust laws that make up Australia’s industrial relations system, writes John Passant in Independent Australia.   https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/turnbull-government-continues-to-screw-over-workers,10681   Feel free to make comments on the site too and to share.

Mr Kelly and Mr Turnbull, people will die this winter, but not because of renewables, writes John Passant in Independent Australia.

This financial year’s inequality is epitomised by tax cuts and pay increases for the few alongside penalty rate cuts and more austerity for the many, I write in Independent Australia.

The Coalition Government in Australia is struggling with internal divisions and crossbench pressures, plus recent polls show it is “on the nose” with voters. To read the whole article click here on John Passant’s report in Independent Australia.