Nuclear energy – no way
This report was posted on Facebook today, being an article about Nationals Senator Sam McMahon and her disdain for renewable energy. It included the following: […]
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The growth of knowledge is getting away from us
When you look back over the last 400 to 500 years, the accelerating pace of scientific discovery is really startling. It is not just how […]
Religious freedom for the not-so lucky country
As a broad generalisation, most prejudice and misinformation is based on ignorance of the facts or, worse, a stubborn refusal to accept them. We know […]
Time for drastic change
Survival of the fittest has led us all up the garden path. Mankind has become the world’s greatest predator, and its search for total control […]
Power corrupts
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely – or so the saying goes. Which is why this thought crossed my mind today – I wonder how […]
Age and Wisdom
One of the many frustrations we endure with our government leaders is their certainty that if they look after the economy, all will be well. […]
United We Stand
It is not just the survivors of sexual abuse who are in a dark place – although theirs is darker than most – and whether […]
Faith and rational thought
If I believe (and I am really wary about using the word!) about anything associated with ‘religion’, it is that those who seek power have […]
Destruction and disaster are the consequences of delay
The recent COAG meeting had recycling on its agenda, but predominantly in the context of requiring the states and territories to stop shipping waste overseas, […]
How many politicians understand scientific research methods?
One aspect of education in Australia, which has always puzzled me, has been the concentration on passing English as one of the selected Year 12 […]
Memory and financial prudence
This is what sparked memories spanning back to childhood and many points in between: APRA’s latest attempt to rein in bank bosses’ bonuses may just […]
Conservative means conservative
I strongly suggest that, when and if the government presents a bill in relation to religious protection, any religions named will include all branches of […]
What policies are on the agenda?
Please will someone tell me why we are paying our Parliamentarians? And why is religion in the headlines? And why is the government so ignorant […]