#IStandWithTruckies was about a sandwich, now it is a vehicle for anti-vax propaganda
By Dave The Trucker It started with a push for workplace rights, but the subversion of the #IStandWithTruckies hashtag is indicative of where we’re at […]
Politics
Toad of Toad Hall
By Ad astra This short piece is not intended to be a serious treatise; instead it’s a light-hearted appraisal of federal politics. We have had […]
Reluctant Acceptance: Responding to Afghanistan’s Refugees
Do not for a minute think that this is a kind, heart-felt thing in the aftermath of Kabul’s fall. True, a number of Afghans will […]
Glad not happy; PM leaks against her as Delta goes viral
“This is literally a war and we know we’ve been in a war for some time but never to this extent.” (Gladys Berejiklian). “Stay calm. […]
Australia: To where are we advancing?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1427917634390007812 This is far too good not to share, and a big hearty thank you to Jaqueline for giving us the opportunity to do […]
Why alternative truths?
By John Haly Much is made of the 21st century being a post-truth world. Many identified it when presidential spokesperson Kellyanne Conway defended White House […]
Helping the World to survive
In The New Daily, on 19/08/21, the following was recorded: On Sunday, the Taliban swept into Afghanistan’s capital as the government collapsed and President Ashraf […]
Failure in Afghanistan should prompt urgent reassessment of Australia’s war powers
Australians for War Powers Reform: Media Release The tragic situation unfolding in Afghanistan should lead to a complete overhaul of how Australia goes to war. […]
The Coalition governs for those that have, and the have-nots are left far behind
A problem exists, and a plan is devised to fix the problem. Generally speaking, both sides think it works well, except down the track it […]
The environmental vandals
By 2353NM Over the past couple of weeks we’ve looked at some of the less savoury aspects of the current Coalition Government, led (for the […]
The Taliban take Kabul
It unfolded as a story of fleeing. The Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, taking flight to Tajikistan, giving little clue of his intentions to colleagues. The […]
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention
A nation’s character is reflected in the calibre of the politicians it chooses “When there’s an idiot in power those who elected him are well […]
Climate change action: Scott Morrison will never admit that he was wrong and Labor was right
It is 9 am Wednesday 11 August, when I begin writing this piece. I delay because new facts are coming to light. Because the day’s […]
Bronte Python’s Flying Circus and the mystery of Morrison’s moving vaccination goalposts.
“If they open up at 50 per cent, that would be insane. Even at 70 per cent they are going to have to be massively […]
Call in the Khaki: The Australian Defence Force and COVID-19
Towards the latter part of July, Australia’s unimaginative Prime Minister Scott Morrison received a request from the police commissioner from the state of New South […]