If Scotty-from-Marketing was fair dinkum about reducing emissions, he would drop the spin
It’s all over the news. Morrison is finally thinking about maybe allowing the word emissions to be said. Not that he is going to increase […]
Politics
The Morrison Government’s failure to act on a predicted disaster is damning
It’s only fitting that the nation’s capital should be drenched in thick smoke while the country burns. Canberra; home to the Parliament of Australia, the […]
As straw men in a firestorm.
“There is no link, the facts that cause the fires are the drought and the drying of the environment,” “I follow the science,” lies Craig […]
The new normal: What have we done?
As we travelled the familiar route from Sydney up to the New England region just before Christmas – my heart slowly filled with foreboding. We’ve […]
Incendiary Extinctions: Australian Fires and the Species Effect
Cocooned as it is from the world of science scepticism, the handling of the bush fire catastrophe unfolding in Australia is going to one of […]
Lies and videos won’t cut it any longer, Scotty
2019 was Australia’s warmest year on record. It was also our driest year on record. The country is on fire and water is running out. […]
Who are we … the people?
Oh gosh … two very wealthy people have pulled out of the royal (background German) royal British family. So what. It is a very nothing […]
Behind Twiggy’s headline
It’s amazing how much money can be found to respond to a disaster when people seem so unwilling to spend anything to avoid one. Remember […]
Where’s Poida?
The Department of Home Affairs is the Australian Government’s interior ministry with responsibilities that include emergency management. Emergency management is the organisation and management of the […]
Climate Change Isn’t The Elephant In The Room… It’s Capitalism
By Loz Lawrey In the arena of our public debate, various loud quacking voices seem to have recently fallen silent. Australia’s national firestorm tragedy has […]
The baggage they have lugged from one year to the next means 2020 will be a hard slog (part 2)
We are in many ways an incomplete democracy struggling along, so overburdened with the luggage consecutive conservative leaders have packed into bags so small that […]
The mates in faith that Scott Morrison admires
In 2008, Scott Morrison used his first speech in parliament to tell us how he had been “greatly assisted by the pastoral work of many […]
The appalling leadership of Australia.
Perhaps, finally, we have hit the point in Australia where the attitudes of our past are seen to be the undeniable scourers of our future. […]
Hugs, Handshakes and That Smirk! Warning Signs of Low EQ and Failed Leadership
Forced awkward hugs, aggressive invasion of personal space, and forcing a handshake on people in distress, are all warnings about Scott Morrison’s Emotional Intelligence and […]
False Documents : how to Frustrate and Ultimately Bury a Legitimate Investigation
The NSW Police Commissioner has flicked the investigation into the forged Angus Taylor documents to the Australian Federal Police. Probably due to that fact that […]