Spud has his tail up
An arsehole is in plain view Just over half a term ago the prune juice kicked in and Australia had one of its more satisfying […]
Politics
When the Cookie Crumbled: The Ron DeSantis Campaign Ends
So much for that. Much had been promised by Florida Governor Ron De Santis to derail Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House. […]
Breaking out of the Quagmire
Rather than giving more oxygen to the gift that keep on giving for political blog writers, Peter Dutton, for lambasting Woolworths for announcing it wasn’t […]
The Mystery of why Scott Morrison is still in Parliament
On May 21 2022, Scott Morrison and his corrupt bunch of cronies were thrown out of office. Most Prime Ministers who have lost their hold […]
The Last Flurry: The US Congress and Australian Parliamentarians seek Assange’s Release
On February 20, Julian Assange, the daredevil publisher of WikiLeaks, will be going into battle, yet again, with the British justice system – or what […]
Nurse-led care was vital in Australia’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Australian College of Nursing Media Release The national response to the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the value of nurses and nurse-led models of care in protecting […]
Cancelling the Journalist: The ABC’s Coverage of the Israel-Gaza War
What a cowardly act it was. A national broadcaster, dedicated to what should be fearless reporting, cowed by the intemperate bellyaching of a lobby concerned […]
Lessons from the USA about patriotic beat-ups
As Australia approaches that time in January again, we see the unedifying picture of Peter Dutton’s team driving his post-referendum Base into a flag-waving orgy […]
Strategies for protecting Australian voters against digital disinformation campaigns
By Martha Knox-Haly From April 2023 to October 2023, Australian voters were subjected to an unprecedented social media disinformation campaign around the Voice to Parliament […]
Too much Interest, as Size Matters
By John Haly The burden of supplying job vacancies falls on the government and business sectors. Instead, the government and media typically blame the unemployed, […]
Not everybody can be a star, Michael Sukkar
You can be pretty sure that Michael Sukkar will never be homeless. That is because, as of May 2022, he owned three properties. You might […]
Circle of Secrecy: The Iraq War’s Missing Cabinet Documents
They are unlikely to be revelatory, will shatter no myths, nor disprove any assumptions. Cabinet documents exist to merely show that a political clique – […]
The Search for the Palace Letters
The Search for the Palace Letters: Jenny Hocking v Fuckingham Palace By guest columnist Tess Lawrence Warrior Australian historian and colonial upstart Jenny Hocking notoriously […]
2024: A Year of Change for Labor
It seems that whenever Labor comes to power, it is under the worst possible economic conditions. If you have a long memory, you will recall […]
Funding the Imperium: Australia Subsidises US Nuclear Submarines
AUKUS, the trilateral pact between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, was a steal for all except one of the partners. Australia, given […]