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Australia: Outsourced to the US Military Establishment
It’s a very funny thing. In the US, the provision of services in such industries as security and intelligence is outsourced in a sprawling complex […]
In the Shadows of the Strategic Defence Review: Are Threats from Fear Itself and the Possibility of Global Recession More Imminent?
By Denis Bright Is the perceived strategic danger from China comparable to the threat of fear itself and the possibilities of global recession arising from […]
Is our alliance with a Trumpian America worth it?
Over eighty years ago Prime Minister John Curtin prepared a New Year’s Eve message for the Australian people. It was written three weeks into the […]
Weaponised Unreality
Australia’s Liberal politicians – and their media friends – need to be very careful. Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News has helped create such a crisis of […]
Dutton: pedophile hysteria and child protection
Dutton is the right politician for the post-QAnon age: in fact the radical right zeitgeist caught up with him. His decision to drum up (another) […]
The AAT: abolishing a system of indefinite torment
The abolition of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is a crucial part of Attorney General Mark Dreyfus KC’s integrity platform. In the last decade of […]
RBA: More Than a Monthly Forum About Interest Rate Settings
By Denis Bright The electorate rightly expects the Labor Party to shake up the ideological corridors of power after almost a decade of government by […]
Secrecy is the enemy of democracy: whistleblowers are heroes
One of the most hated aspects of the Morrison government was the secrecy. Over and again, we continue to shock to revelations of hidden wrongdoing […]
Penny Wong’s World View: AUKUS All The Way
If anyone was expecting a new tilt, a shine of novelty, a flash of independence from Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s address to the National […]
Those that forget their history …
It seems another icon is in trouble. Tupperware, the company that for decades relied on selling storage containers for the kitchen, is in financial difficulty. […]
The Abominable No Man
When too much RWFWittery is not enough “I have a leadership style which I believe they appreciate, which is why people very strongly are expressing […]
Jim Chalmers in Washington: It’s a Long Way from Logan City
By Denis Bright Once again, Jim Chalmers is representing all Australians in the USA on his high-level discussions with leaders of global influence. Whether Left […]
You Wouldn’t Read About It !
Well, you wouldn’t read about it if you relied on the offerings of a certain media mogul and his publications because they wouldn’t print it […]
Disaster in Aston: Peter Dutton’s Fossilised Politics
In politics, the once in century tag is virtually unheard of. Miracles can take place in a matter of weeks if not months, but there […]