Scott Morrison was not invited
By Tjimpuna Ruby on behalf of the Anangu Mayatja Council of Elders In August and September I was personally aware that the Prime Minister and […]
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Beyond the ‘Palace Letters’ (part 2)
By Dr George Venturini Traveller had not heard much about Australia before deciding on his visit, but he remembered often about an Australian, whom Mrs. […]
Libra and Calibra: Mark Zuckerberg appears before Congress
It was never going to be pretty. The Facebook CEO knew in appearing before the House Financial Services Committee to answer questions on the company’s […]
Case Mismanagement in London: Julian Assange, Political Offences and Surveillance
While Australian journalists bonded and broke break in condemning national security legislation that some of them had previously supported, one figure was barely mentioned. Julian […]
Beyond the ‘Palace Letters’ (part 1)
By Dr George Venturini Beyond the ‘Palace Letters’ Traveller would find a constant element through those three events: the Évian Conference, the Kimberley Plan, and […]
Equine Hypocrisies: Racehorses for the Knackery
It was always a probable fact: the dark consequences of having what is termed in Australia a “racing” industry, where breeds do battle on the […]
Celebrity Protesters and Extinction Rebellion
Benedict Cumberbatch. Olivia Colman. Fine actors. They believe in Extinction Rebellion, or perhaps, rebelling against the prospect of extinction. The environment thing, humanity as a […]
The HMT Dunera scandal
By Dr George Venturini The HMT Dunera scandal In the spring of 1940 England was in the grip of a great panic over the possibility […]
The Decent Protester: A Down Under Creation
The Decent Protester, appropriately capitalised and revered is, from the outset, one who does not protest. It is an important point: to protest in the […]
Mental health perfect storm
Media release from the Office of the Public Advocate Assaults and violence in Victorian mental health facilities drawn to the attention of Community Visitors have […]
NDIS red-tape leaves vulnerable Victorians in abusive homes
Media release from the Office of the Public Advocate Vulnerable Victorians living in disability accommodation remain in abusive situations for months due to NDIS bureaucracy. […]
Piggish Problems: African Swine Fever Does Its Worst
You cannot get away from it, at least in print or in Google land. African swine fever is doing its rounds, cutting through the swine […]
The Kimberley Plan
By Dr George Venturini The Kimberley Plan Just before the outbreak of second world war, a bold plan was proposed by Dr. Isaac Nachman Steinberg, […]
A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange
Australian politicians, and the consular staff of the country, are rarely that engaged on the subject of protecting their citizens. In a couple of notorious […]
University Woes: The Managerial Class Gets Uppity
The university, in a global sense, is passing into a managerial oblivion. There are a few valiant holdouts, but they have the luxury of history, […]