PR Machines: Isaac Levido and Antipodean Disruption
The brand monsters from Down Under have been proving their mettle of late. Elections have been won from seemingly improbable positions. Narratives have been spun, […]
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Calls for irrigation scheme to be scrapped; farmers fear another “Murray-Darling fiasco”
Media Release A group of more than 100 concerned West Manjimup farmers in Western Australia’s South West are calling for a stop to the Southern […]
A Mined History: The Bougainville Referendum
It would be an understatement to claim that Bougainville, that blighted piece of autonomous territory in Papua New Guinea, had been through a lot. Companies […]
Indigenous Discovery project among prestigious ARC grants announced for Southern Cross University
Southern Cross University Media Release New research into the impact of environmental changes on freshwater and marine animals aims to help safeguard natural populations and […]
2019 Loogy Awards for Excellence in Feculence
2019 is coming to a flaming close swathed in smoke and ash, a suitable allegory for this past year in politics and a harbinger of […]
The Bloomberg Factor: Authoritarianism, Money and US Presidential Politics
Political rottenness may be bottomless. Consider the following description of a political aspirant for the White House, this person being from the Democratic Party. His […]
Santa Claus Arrested!
By Robert Stygall Santa Claus (aka Father Christmas) was today arrested by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers. He was detained on his sled, whilst […]
A Troubled Family: NATO turns 70
Summit anniversaries are not usually this abysmally interesting. While those paying visits to Watford, England on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the North […]
Smart Bullets: No more boots on the ground?
We are continually told that AI and autonomous robotic entities will put people out of work. Modern factory floors full of robots and not full […]
Going to the ICJ: Myanmar, Genocide and Aung San Suu Kyi’s Gamble
Leaders currently in office rarely make an appearance before either the International Court of Justice or the International Criminal Court. International law remains affixed to […]
Julian Assange in Videoconference: The Spanish Case Takes a Turn
Judge José de la Mata of Spain’s High Court, the Audiencia Nacional, had been facing a good deal of stonewalling on the part of his […]
Hot Blasts From The Desert
The mythical ‘they’ say that we all have a book in us. Well, after many years of procrastination, I have finally started mine. Months ago […]
Legitimised Surveillance: Kim Dotcom’s case against GCSB
Surveillance activities and the law are often at loggerheads. The former specialises in destroying privacy; the latter, in so far as it might be adequate, […]
The Liveris Formula: Dow’s Inclusive Capitalism
Parasites have a certain weight in history. Donors to a system, a state, a company, always claim to be giving back what they advertise as […]
Fancy a flutter with Sir Michael? – The hedge fund hegemony and their dystopian vision for the world.
By Hungry Charley The Empire The rise and rise of the financial services sector, following the catastrophe of the 2008 financial collapse and bailout has […]