Perspective on Politics: Gen X Spill the beans.

Political enthusiast and general Gen X ranter, Jeff Lewis, was happy to sit down with me to share his views and opinions on why us Gen Y’ers aren’t interested in politics. The man in question also happens to be my dad, so there was really no holding back. One thing I’ve always been interested in … Continue reading →

The Carbon Tax Myth: economically unviable

Our friends at The Carbon Tax Myth decided to help us out today. Check out this great post by Matthew Peverell. In April 2011, prior to the Clean Energy Act 2011 being passed on 12 October 2011, Tony Shepherd wrote an article titled “Eight myths of a carbon tax”. I thought I’d share and discuss … Continue reading →

Opinion Piece: Asylum Seeking Children

  Hide behind the false screens of ‘terrorism’ and ‘protecting the country’ as much as you want, the fact remains Governments past and present have been detaining asylum seekers for an indefinite period of time. Many of these ‘illegal immigrants‘ are children detained against their will for, on average, 2-3 years. This is pretty deplorable … Continue reading →

Help! The Boat People are coming.

GUEST POST BY DOMINIC LOVATT – Brand Manager at Lovatts Media Group. These are the incessant cries of an ignorant, hypocritical and brainwashed section of society. For some reason, boat arrivals have always been an issue of concern to the Australian public. This intrigues me, as that’s exactly the mode of transport the Europeans used … Continue reading →

Police Commissioner apologizes for telling the truth

This is a guest blog from a regular ShoutOut! contributor, Lewis Bourke. Here at ShoutOut! we appreciate your support, and are extremely happy to publish content on issues you think are important! Victoria Deputy Police Commissioner Tim Cartwright recently stated that Sudanese and Somalis in Victoria are statistically five times more likely to commit crimes … Continue reading →

Is Abbott a misogynist?

OK, so is Abbott a misogynist or not? Let’s evaluate this in terms of policy, not in terms of budgie smugglers, cause we’re better than that right? “The government operates on the basis that Tony Abbott’s weak point is his ”woman problem”, which shows in polling. Many female voters find his style excessively aggressive and … Continue reading →

The Alan Jones Saga

 Who is he?   An overly opinionated ABC broadcaster for the 2GB morning show.   Whats the fuss?   Jones stated that the death of Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s father was because he had ‘died of shame’ over ‘her lies’. Ouch. Even Liberal leader Tony Abbott thought this crossed the line.   The Aftermath   … Continue reading →

Are we really protected? Planned terrorist attacks continue to taunt Australians.

I just want to expand this post today to cover an international issue. You know, for interest’s sake. “IN MARCH this year, a group of Islamic radicals were scoping out new targets in Bali, hoping to enact their own murderous 10th anniversary of the 2002 attacks”, read the opening par of a SMH article today. … Continue reading →

A Little Bit of Stardust goes a Long Way

Zahra Stardust. A name many of us scoffed at when voting recently. A name that many know, but know nothing about. So who is Zahra Stardust? And more importantly, how does she hold up in the world of politics? To keep it brief, stardust is a feminist stripper, whom employs sexualised shock tactics to get … Continue reading →