The restoration of malpractice (part 3)
By Dr George Venturini Whoever it is that owns the ‘big four’ banks, one thing is clear: if the same four custodian companies own […]
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Continued Detentions: The Intended Role for Chelsea Manning
The noose is tightening around the WikiLeaks world, yet another dedicated attempt to strangle the channels of information that might cast light over the dastardly […]
Indigenous Populations
A recent search indicates that the Northern Territory has the smallest population of any Australian state or territory, it has the third largest area and […]
The restoration of malpractice (part 2)
By Dr George Venturini Australia’s ‘big four’ are not merely big, they are massive. Their combined assets in 2013 stood at $2.86 trillion – […]
Lethal Bungling: Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings
The number of dead is bound to rise, already standing at more than three hundred. The bombs, worn by seven suicide bombers, struck at three […]
Irresponsible Protections: Venezuela and Foreign Intervention
A stalemate of sorts has developed in Venezuela. The pretender, Juan Guaidó, as head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, continues as faux interim president, noisier […]
Failed States and Militias: General Khalifa Haftar moves on Tripoli
The richly disastrous mess that is Libya has been moving into another phase of inspired aggression at the hands of General Khalifa Haftar. As he […]
The restoration of malpractice (part 1)
By Dr George Venturini The restoration of malpractice Fraser, Lord Malcolm of Nareen supplied the mantra, bringing Australians back to their convict colony origin: “Life […]
The Desert of Redemption?
Keith Davis Vs The Catholic Church In early April 2019 I jumped in my venerable X-Trail and headed west and alone into the Australian desert. […]
Burning Gothic: Reflections on Notre-Dame de Paris
“But no matter the destruction, the spirit of what it means to be a cathedral can and does survive such catastrophes.” (Becky Clark, Church of […]
Beyond the Palace Letters
This is a kind of tragic-comic opera – an opera buffa, in many acts and parts, observed by a traveller to Australia who is likely […]
Passing the Parcel: The European Union and Refugees in the Mediterranean
The modern UN Refugee Convention is now so flea-bitten it’s been put out to the garbage tip of history. At least the enthusiastic fleas think […]
Delegitimising Journalism: The Effort to Relabel Julian Assange
“Your honour, I represent the United States government”. The Westminster Magistrates Court had been left with little doubt by the opening words of the legal […]
Clashes of Management: Rugby Australia’s Israel Folau Problem
There was no hearing, no semblance of trial. But there was swift summary judgment: Israel Folau, a star member of the Australian Rugby Union team, […]
Prophetic Pilger: Breaking the Silence – An Evening’s Q&A, 10th April 2019, Byron Bay
By Melissa Frost Its Bullshit. The media, it’s Bullshit. We have been lied to since the 50s. Where’s the anger? Why aren’t we angry? Where’s […]