Broad Church? Narrow Minds
“The Liberal Party is a broad church. You sometimes have to get the builders in to put in the extra pew on both sides of […]
Your Say
Fact vs Faith – does religion deserve protection?
I have a greater knowledge of the Christian faith, in its many sects, than I do of any of the other world’s major religion. Consequently, […]
Toward constitutional recognition for our First Nations
By Tjimpuna Ruby Anangu Mayatja Every First Nations/Tribes person is asking themselves what the next step in the Constitutional Recognition process is. The next step […]
Greed is not good
“Greed is good” has been falsely attributed to Gordon Gecko – and if he had said it, he would have been wrong! Another urban myth […]
Is Europe drifting towards another war?
There is a saying in France that the unskilled worker is either on strike or on holidays. It’s not true; it’s an idiom that has […]
We didn’t have everything, but …
I am really glad I was born when and where I was, because my formative years were spent in a country under wartime rules and […]
The misinformation campaign succeeds
I despair! A few days ago, I wrote the following, sending it to senior politicians at national and local level, and to my local (Murdoch) […]
The breathtaking, arrogant fools in the LNP
By Kathryn The committed fascists and breathtaking, arrogant fools in the LNP absolutely refuse to listen to the experienced credible scientists, steadfastly refuse to listen […]
Paris is not enough
How many more lives must be lost? How many homes must be destroyed? How many more farmers will need to be helped to leave an […]
The clock is ticking ever closer to Doomsday
In developing a policy, as a broad generalisation, it is wise to explore the possible adverse effects as well as the advantages of adopting that […]
Why are so many so unaware of the needs of others?
Few people will be surprised at the news coming out of the RC in to Aged Care. When I was growing up, provision of public […]
Leunig, mothers, babies and the phone
Here I am again, defending yet another cartoonist, yet again against charges of some -ism or other. Last time, back in February, it was Ken […]
Farm Automation and Lab-Grown Meat: death-knell for country towns?
(I’d finished writing this article before a friend pointed out to me the issue of large Corporates buying up Australian water aquifer land overlays. Too […]
Induced amnesia
By RosewmaryJ36 Nowadays it seems strange watching TV, film productions and documentaries from more than 30 years ago. Nearly everybody in them seems to be […]