Not leader’s credentials but policies they support which are of paramount importance
If you were a teenager and you were asked “Should you or your parents decide what time you should go to bed on school nights?”, […]
Articles by RosemaryJ36
Conservatives and Progressives
By definition, a conservative is someone who chooses to retain traditional values and is averse to change, whereas a progressive is a supporter of social […]
Indigenous Populations
A recent search indicates that the Northern Territory has the smallest population of any Australian state or territory, it has the third largest area and […]
Religion and ethics
I have just read online what I regard as a brilliant and honest article about our public holiday system. I was brought up in the […]
Fracking in the Northern Territory: simply a stupid idea
First, some background: A lengthy and thorough inquiry into fracking in the NT was completed in 2018. The Gunner ALP government, elected in 2016, had […]
Armageddon
Recently I am beginning to understand why people become so frustrated when need for action is denied, that they self-immolate. With the increasing recognition of […]
The importance of history
We ignore history at our peril! How many people know when universal compulsory education first began and which countries have adopted it? How many people […]
Fact and Opinion
Every child is born with a unique set of genes, inheriting a variety of characteristics from its ancestors. Immediately it enters the world, it is […]
The destructive legacy of the LNP
When Australia was first colonised, the invaders brought with them their values and attitudes from ‘back home’. They took no account of facts later revealed […]
Pell and the law
Anyone who has been convicted in an Australian Court has the right to appeal to a higher court. If the Appeal Court recognises the grounds […]
Sex and religion
As a woman, I cannot begin to understand the place of sex in the lives of the male of the species. And I suspect that […]
Recycling is better than wasting
Waste and built-in obsolescence will be key issues for any generations to come which survive the increasingly disastrous climate conditions that past and present generations […]
A Personal view of Education, Politics and Religion
Or a ramble through 83+ years of memories I was in my third year of life (in England, on the outskirts of London) when WWII was […]