The Day Australian Sovereignty Died
If a date might be found when Australian sovereignty was extinguished by the emissaries of the US imperium, July 29, 2023 will be as good […]
Politics
Universal Basic Income: How to do it right
By John Haly The threat of Artificial Intelligence effectively doing jobs has raised fears that tomorrow’s world will be increasingly jobless. There are competing proposals […]
Australian National Sovereignty and Economic Welfare in Peril? Feedback from the AUSMIN Meeting in Brisbane
By Denis Bright Decades ago – in 1951 – the ANZUS Pact promised ongoing consultations about strategic policies within the US Global Alliance. Now, from […]
Australia’s Right is importing Orbanism: we can’t ignore it
Senior Australian “conservative” figures continue to attend conferences backed by illiberal Hungarian leader Viktor Orban. The Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) hosted its 2023 London Summit […]
If you can read this …
Thank your teachers. In your individual case your teachers probably included your parents, family, siblings and almost definitely the teachers when you went to school. […]
From national embarrassment to personal humiliation
One man’s journey ”Luv, we all get taken out in a box.” (Paul Keating to Julia Gillard after she lost the leadership ballot to Kevin […]
Prison hulks and river blades: fortress building in the climate-catastrophe era
Britain has commissioned a prison hulk to house immigrants, in a cruel re-enactment of history. Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has implemented two strategies to […]
Anti-Voice Propaganda: A Response
The week before last, a remarkable piece of political propaganda found its way into my mailbox. Rather than simply dismiss it outright, I thought a […]
Racism, the ‘No’ campaign and the Americanisation of Australian politics
There may be some Coalition politicians and Murdoch employees who are motivated by genuine racism to oppose the Voice to Parliament. Some might believe First […]
Lazy language damages our present and risks our future
Labels have power. They shape the way we know the world. They allow people to see actions with greater clarity or distort our understanding to […]
A Robodebt response from a leader full of loathing
So incensed was I with the Leader of the Opposition’s response to the Royal Commissions report into the Robodebt Scheme that for a brief moment, […]
Yes and No and a Bit of Mischief !
The official Yes and No pamphlets are out and a hard copy will hit your mailbox any day. But in the meantime there is already […]
Panti Bliss and the war on drag and trans existence
One of the highlights of recent travel was seeing the Queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss, perform at the Soho Theatre. This esteemed drag performer was […]
Don’t you worry about that
Former Queensland Premier Johannes Bjelke-Petersen frequently used the expression ‘don’t you worry about that’ when he either didn’t want to answer the question, or knew […]
Robodebt – Morrison’s latest disaster
In August 2022 Peter Dutton was interviewed in Adelaide. In a wide ranging interview he stated, many times, that if a Royal Commission was set […]