Bronwyn Bishop
Bronwyn Bishop is the Liberal member for the federal seat of Mackellar. She is a former president of the NSW division of the Liberal Party and has served as a minister and on several parliamentary committees. Prior to entering politics she was a solicitor and a company director.
Articles by Bronwyn Bishop
Labor’s mean-spirited attack on our most vulnerable
Tanya Plibersek has flagged the re-introduction of legislation to means test the private health insurance rebate. This is Labor’s third…... Read more
Whatever happened to theories and theorems?
Pythagoras and his theorem, which has withstood the test of time and is readily remembered as “The square on the…... Read more
Where does Get Up! get off?
Political donations seem to be a hot agenda item. The besieged NSW Labor machine suddenly comes up with a solution…... Read more
Weird green science sells the people up the river
The green people consulted “the science” and demanded human sacrifice to the river to make it well. The writer of…... Read more
A Greens dream is a nightmare for the rest of us
Why do the Greens hate people? At every turn they want to reduce the quality of life for human beings…... Read more
Spare us the whingeing Julia
Spare us the whingeing woman. Julia Gillard whinges that an Opposition member elected as an endorsed Coalition member won’t defect…... Read more
Overpopulate and perish
How can you have a debate on population without addressing the question of immigration? Answer –you can’t. Only two things…... Read more
Gillard will always be a captive of the Hard Left
Paul Howes chooses to damn John Howard with faint praise. In his most recent Sunday Telegraph article Mr Howes credits…... Read more
Politics: Macbeth style
“Out, damned spot! out” moaned the sleepwalking Lady Macbeth after the murders committed to ensure that Kingship came to Macbeth.…... Read more
The mining ads are all spin, and the Budget shows it
Just when does spin become a lie? Answer – when the overwhelming objective is to deceive. Harsh? Certainly! True? Most…... Read more
Since when is an ALP crisis a national emergency?
Isn’t it amazing Mr Rudd has a get out clause to allow him to run an advertising campaign worth $38…... Read more
When a Budget is not really a budget
We might as well abandon the budget process as we have known it. Traditionally the budget sets out what can…... Read more
Where’s a good whistleblower when you need one?
Just as Midas, with his touch, turned everything to gold, Kevin with his, turns everything to dross. It doesn’t matter…... Read more
Rudd’s really after the GST
The trouble with Labor’s health plan is that it is not a plan. The fact is that Mr Rudd’s health…... Read more
Labor is lying about Abbott’s record on health
Labor’s attempted bravura last week in thinking they could show up he Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, by calling…... Read more
We should have a debate on population and immigration
Kevin Rudd likes to trumpet his wish to end the blame game. But in reality he rips it up, particularly…... Read more
Sunday morning slugfest
Sunday morning television can be a riot of fun. First we had Ross Garnaut on Meet the Press confirming that…... Read more
Who’s the real economic freak show?
The Rudd Government claims to be superior in economic management. How so? The real reason Australia did better than most…... Read more
Blaming the elderly is a tired old argument, Kevin
There is nothing new in the mid summer sermons of Prime Minister Rudd as he meanders across the Australian continent.…... Read more
Garrett sings from wrong song sheet on Copenhagen
Whatever happened to the grand promoter of the great big ETS tax – Prime Minister Rudd? Channel 9 said it…... Read more
The Emporer’s Copenhagen cloak: a fairy tale
Copenhagen certainly was the right place to hold the biggest cocktail party of the 21st century - otherwise known as…... Read more
What has Kevin Rudd done this year?
Can you ever believe this man Rudd – the Labor man, elected to be Prime Minister of Australia. First he…... Read more
Bronnie Bishop: Malcolm, we want our party back now
We gave Malcolm a lend of the Party, but the members want it back. This is the clear message I…... Read more
Australians who need compassion
This is an emotional week. It started with the National Prayer Breakfast in the Great Hall of Parliament House where…... Read more
Words you won’t see in the mail on Kevin Rudd
Is Labor aiming for a one party state? One party states always make a big deal about their constitutional guarantees…... Read more
Bill of rights is a dangerous lawyers’ picnic
We forget to consult history at our peril. It is very relevant to the Rudd Government’s latest assault on the…... Read more
Seeking justice for a forgotten victim
It’s not everyday, as Chairman of a Committee, you get an award like the one given to me in 2004…... Read more
Our potty-mouthed PM
So, “butter would not melt in his mouth”, Kevin apparently has a robust vocabulary when it comes to privately berating…... Read more
Is beauty now in the eye of the Body Mass Index?
The Elites are back in town – that is those people who tell us endlessly that they know better than…... Read more
The family home is sacrosanct, but not to Labor
Last week we saw two new Labor tax ideas floated in the media. First, a “slug the rich tax” –…... Read more
On dual citizens, ETS hot air and the magic of the web
We already have two classes of citizens in our country - those with shared loyalties having dual citizenships and those…... Read more
So when will you call the next election Kevin?
With lots of talk about Kevin Rudd wanting to have an election before the next budget what are the options?…... Read more
Fair suck of the water bottle
First the good burgers of Bundanoon at the Canberra end of the Southern Highlands seem to have caught the Canberra…... Read more
Move quickly to fix the problems with child custody
A serious, if unintended problem has emerged from the last changes the Parliament made to the Family Law Act. The…... Read more
Will the real Julia Gillard please stand up
So the ability for Union reps to get into state schools depends on them being invited in by the school…... Read more
Kev the builder’s silly stunts turn chamber into chaos
It’s supposed to be order in the House, but last week it was chaos in the House. Why, because an…... Read more
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
