The sensible middle and the Australian fair go
By Alasdair Black For those Canberra politicians – or politicians in general – who don’t understand the ethos of the people they represent, it can […]
Your Say
How do you argue with an Australian?
By Anthony Andrews After reading Kaye Lee’s article last week titled “How do you argue with that”, about the value of individuals countering LNP and […]
What does a minute’s silence mean?
It means, “shut the f*ck up!” It means, make no noise! It means let me think for a minute. Let me reflect. It does not […]
Murdoch strikes at democracy
By Stephen Fitzgerald The first German chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, said there were two sights the public should not see: The making of laws and […]
Oh, for a government that values values
By Loz Lawrey I constantly hear the word “values” bandied about in public debate. What are values? The label commonly refers to moral and ethical […]
Wentworth: Something right out of the classics!
By George Theodoridis It’s Thucydides all over again, isn’t it? I mean, it’s so bloody obvious! Here, in this war we have the classic “Thucydides Trap” a […]
To woo or not to woo?
By George Theodoridis It seems to me that we have a pronounced, a phosphorescently obvious reluctance to employ women; and by “we” I don’t just […]
So the LNP want to help the unemployed. What could possibly go wrong?
By Nick Chugg The latest “brilliant” brain-fart to escape Scott Morrison’s (or as I prefer to refer to him – ScumMo) orifice is a doozy. […]
On climate change, ‘we will adapt’: LNP
By Stephen Fitz Record breaking hurricane slams Florida. Increased global temperature equates to energy in the atmosphere, equates to extremes in weather, ocean expansion, ice […]
From Aristophanes to Knight Or “Is something else going here?”
By George Theodoridis It is a case -as it bloody nearly always is- of relevance deprivation and diminution, thanks mainly to the prodigious proliferation and ever […]
Australia – Free Nation or Penal Colony
By Stephen Fitz In L.A., I dropped in on friends of friends and the first greeting was “Oh, you’re from the country with no human […]
Who stole justice?
By Stephen Fitz I’m as deaf as a post but I hear the call “We want justice”. Here’s another little problem that haunts our precious […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivers immediate drought relief, delivering rain in NSW & Queensland
A satirical post by Alan Nicholas Hitting the ground running, the 30th Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison delivers on his “immediate priority” to fix the […]
Population: It’s the environment, stupid
By William Bourke Australia has a rich history of migration, with around 7 million permanent migrants calling Australia home in the 20th century alone. That’s 70,000 […]
Human qualities v animal behaviour
By Stephen Fitz Who knows what evil lurks within the hearts of men? It was in comic books and Marvel movies and there was mention […]