Laggards or Leaders
While Joe Hockey labels Australians as “lifters or leaners”, governments are similarly judged as “laggards or leaders”. In one fell swoop this government has taken […]
Climate change
In the Dark Shadow of Conservative Rule
As a senior Australian and one who has witnessed a variety of social reforms over the past 60 years, today I feel profoundly sad. This […]
An apology to Lord Deben
For anyone who thinks the ABC shows left wing bias, I suggest you have a look at the disgraceful display by Emma Alberici on Lateline […]
A Perfect Storm
The implications of peak oil and global warming for world security “The modern global economy has been built on cheap oil and its abundant availability.” – http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2011/02/11/opinion/Peak-oil-will-have-an-adverse-effect-on-all-econom-30148420.html […]
The Murdochracy
We are fighting a war on Climate Change in Australia, we are fighting a war against the strong scientific inference of climate change. It is […]
The political economy of climate change
In the mass media, the political economy perspective is centred around the principal notion that the media is owned and run by elites that seek […]
Systems Error for Planet Earth
When you think about ‘human environmental impact concerns’, what comes to mind? Perhaps you imagine a flower pushing hippy chained to a tree. Or, the […]
Bringing Science back from the brink
In today’s modern society, in Australia science is failing to communicate to the broader social perspective. It is with a fervent attitude that we can […]
I refuse to live in fear!
The tactic of a bully is to keep their victims living in fear of what could happen so they are grateful when they don’t get […]
You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
As Tony Abbott once said, “politicians are gonna be judged on everything they say”, (May 2010), and goodness knows, Tony has said some rather controversial things […]
The power of congregations
It has long been my view that the potential and resources of the church are largely wasted on worship. There are few institutions with the […]
Why the bloody hell are you doing this?
To those who find the title offensive, I apologise. I got my inspiration from the former chief executive of Tourism Australia, Scott Morrison, who asked […]
What’s there to crow about?
Tony Abbott is gleefully crowing about “100+ days without a boat”. What Mr Abbott seems oblivious to is that he has closed yet another door […]
Is anybody listening about carbon pricing?
I know Tony doesn’t like advice but I feel duty bound to keep trying. Yet another study has shown the economic benefits of carbon pricing. […]
The boats have ‘apparently’ stopped, but are any of us actually better off?
What issues are important to Australians? I don’t speak for all people but I’d suggest that if I said the issues included rising unemployment/job security, […]