What Unbelievable Cruelty
Author and journalist David Marr made an interesting observation on the ABC’s Insiders program last Sunday. He suggested Australians might be willing to countenance the […]
Articles by John Kelly
This Photo says it all
I couldn’t resist this. There is no article here; there doesn’t need to be. This photo is better than a thousand words. It is Tony […]
School Principals in Revolt
One interesting characteristic of an undersea earthquake or a tsunami is that, for the most part, it is silent until it reaches land. Using that […]
Where is the Outrage?
Ever since that day back in 2001 when the Norwegian freighter Tampa rescued asylum seekers from drowning and John Howard refused permission for them to […]
Joe Hockey’s Emotional Hysteria
Running out of money? What an incredibly stupid thing for Joe Hockey to say. The Health cost for the nation is set to increase from […]
What Madness is This?
There is strong support to suggest that Australia’s hosting of the G20 in November this year is not going to bode well for Tony Abbott. […]
About this Qantas thing
Trying to understand a nation’s economy is not easy. There is so much to absorb. Whenever I feel unable to get my head around any […]
Navy not above suspicion
In the cult movie, “The Blues Brothers” there is a car chase; possibly the best car chase ever filmed. Such is the chaos being wrought […]
Hockey rattles the Corporate Sector
Joe Hockey gave a speech at the Lowy Institute on Thursday, 6th February to outline this year’s G20 agenda. The mainstream media practically ignored it […]
Blind Freddie can see what’s coming
In the 1950s, Trade Union leaders were a highly militant collection of poorly paid, poorly educated men who had risen up through the ranks, some […]
Trouble in Paradise
On Q&A Monday night Feb 3 the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce made the astounding suggestion that if a person acting as the local journalist […]
What a Tawdry Little Exercise
I love my ABC. It is the complete channel. It provides a news service that is far superior to anything delivered on the commercial channels. […]
A Clever Strategy
It’s a familiar story. Every time a Liberal government is voted into office we hear the same old mantra about cracking down on welfare fraud. […]
This Grand Mediocrity
When I was 16 and still at school, Brother Egbert occasionally tried to teach us some of the more rudimentary elements of economics. But, he […]
A Dangerous Game
Historically, regional conflicts start as a reaction to a perceived threat. They are usually accidental and result from misunderstandings that develop and escalate between two […]