Vulgar Militarism: Expanding the Australian War Memorial
It was a decision both rash and indulgent. In November 2018, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, after being nudged incessantly by then Australian War Memorial […]
Politics
The Trump Dilemma
By Ad astra Don’t get me wrong. Trump is not the dilemma to which I’m referring. His behaviour is no longer a quandary. With every […]
Bye bye, Mathias. Is Spud next?
Senator Mathias Pubert Cormann has chucked his car keys into the trifle and announced his pending retirement from politics after 7 continuous years of rogering […]
Rachel Maddow on the daily madness
Let’s hear it for the ‘leader’ of the free world. And just to recap… It’s exhausting but we must keep speaking out until we get […]
We live in shadowy times and white men who inhabit it lead us further into darkness
As a man who is but months away from turning 80 I hope that I have inherited some characteristics of the prudent sage. A man […]
An open letter to Scott Morrison, PM
Mr Morrison, Do you realise how much better off you are than the vast majority of Australians who are directly affected by your policy decisions? […]
The Hypocrisies of Recognition: The Supreme Court, Native Americans and the McGirt Case
The Supreme Court of the United States has barely had time to gather its collective breath these last few days. Among its decisions, including those […]
Information and critical thinking do matter
By 2353NM When Prime Minister Morrison was advised there was the risk of uncontrolled spread of a deadly pandemic on the horizon early this year, […]
Leadership and popularity
[Terry Mills has defended his fracking flip-flop, saying he doesn’t believe the ‘pipe dream’ will improve the Territory’s finances. Picture: Katrina Bridgeford] My knowledge of […]
Constitutional Failure
If the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed one thing, it is the total inadequacy of the Australian Constitution. Like most people, I know a little about […]
The Coronavirus Seal: Victoria’s Borders Close
The state of Victoria is being sealed off from the rest of Australia. On Tuesday, at 11.59pm, the border with New South Wales will be […]
Hasta la vista, baby! I won’t be back
I noticed a marked shift in sentiment this 4th of July. I admit to being a reader of tea leaves and a man who pays […]
Spiked Concerns: The Melbourne Coronavirus Lockdown
It all looked like it was going so well for Australia and Victoria, in particular. They could point to the mishandling of the Ruby Princess, […]
Criminalising Journalism: Australia’s National Security Craze
There has been a lot of noise made in Australia about the need for broader protections when it comes to the fourth estate and the […]
Morrison’s Trojan Horse – The ABC and the Battle for Eden-Monaro
While we must love our ABC, absolutely but not absolute, right now the ABC (like Morrison and his Ministers incestuously tripping over their own policies) […]