It’s time to fix our media laws
By Dr Stewart Hase You have to admire, at some level, the brass of Paul Fletcher and Josh Frydenberg claiming that the new media code […]
Politics
The Political Sociopathology of Murdoch, Trump and Morrison – the Victim Triangle (Oppressor and Rescuer)
The classic ‘I gotchya, mate’ with a good dose of the classic lie to readers and voters ‘I gotchya back, mate’ – NIGYYSOAB! Ha ha […]
“Don’t tell me her name…”
On Friday, a second woman alleged she had been raped by the same assailant who allegedly raped media advisor Brittany Higgins in then defence industry minister Linda Reynolds’ office in […]
A tale of two wrongs: A rape and the Prime Minister’s response
As if this government’s 8-year run of corruption, ongoing stuff-ups and persistently bad governance weren’t enough, now we have women being raped in the Defence […]
Morrison and Murdoch taking it all down
Australians have benefitted profoundly for nearly three decades, as has the rest of the world from the internet – freedom of information, knowledge and choice […]
Facebook Unfriends Australia: The Triumph of Epistemic Chaos
Creepy and ruthless Facebook has again impressed with its steely indifference to civic responsibility, as if a company established by a sociopath could ever be […]
Another nail in Australia’s coffin – the silence will be deafening
Another nail in Australia’s coffin – Facebook bans sharing news in Australia and Google backs big business – guess who wins? PS: But… we can […]
The daggy dad’s empathy vacuum
Scott Morrison has worked very hard on selling himself as an ordinary bloke who wears baseball caps and board shorts and thongs, a daggy dad […]
Sexual Assault in Canberra
Who knew what? In many cases of sexual assault in politics, events take place behind bolted doors, the perpetrator and victim bound by ties of […]
When will Conservatives ever treat women with a modicum of decency, even dignity?
And to think that Morrison knew all about it. Well, to be more precise, both the Liberal and National parties knew of this rape before […]
The sad joke
By 2353NM There is an old joke about the boy who lived in Inflatable World who, after going on a rampage with a pin, was […]
If there is one thing you can rely on from our government, it’s inconsistency
A few weeks ago, Peter Dutton decided to release dozens of refugees who had been held in Melbourne hotel rooms for more than a year […]
Claiming credit when it’s not due
When Scottyfrommarketing launched his campaign for the 2019 election, he focused on the economy. “Our Government has restored our nation’s finances. We have handed down […]
The revolving door of Conservative wrongdoings
The revolving door of corruption continues to tarnish Conservative politicians’ ranks and their party. Following the tradition of deceit that began in 2013 under Tony […]
When you can’t trust the leader…
One month ago, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that it is his government’s aim to have four million Australians vaccinated by the end of March, with a target […]