Give us shelter: why new DV funding isn’t anywhere near enough
The Turnbull government’s announcement last week of $100 million worth of funding to address domestic violence is better than silence, and goes to some small […]
“Tony” – A Case Study in Radicalisation
Apart from Karen’s case study, there are many others. Take “Tony”. As a young man, Tony had the simple ambition of becoming the Pope, but […]
A Problem with Judgement
A ‘story’ by Matthew Mitchell. Mary was with a group of friends. They went to the shops together. Mary’s friends all took some items of […]
Whatever happened to work, rest and play?
There is a sense of relief in hearing Malcolm Turnbull talk about the need for flexibility to be able to respond to, and provide for, […]
Review of the Pope’s Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’
By Dr Anthony Horton Upon review of the Pope’s Laudato Si’ from the point of view of a scientist working in the climate change space, […]
Reducing the fossil fuel exposure of your share portfolio is now as easy as 1-2-3
By Dr Anthony Horton Three new climate change indices – the Carbon Efficient Index Series, the Carbon Efficient Select Index Series and the Fossil Fuel […]
Shock Jocks, Turnbull And Housetraining …
Ok, I am aware that there’s a certain type in the media who relies on saying something shocking in order to create the sort of […]
Just what does “Stopping the Boats” really mean?
By Archie The Guardian is reporting this morning that yet another boatload of Asylum Seekers has been intercepted. This time off Java’s South coast. In […]
Are some solutions just too easy?
Does it seem to anyone else that we are in election mode? In reality, we are always in election mode but both sides seem receptive […]
The question should be “Will you marry me?” not “Can you marry me?”
On the 16 September 2015 the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee reported on an inquiry into “The matter of a popular vote, in […]
Pollution and bombs or hospitals and schools?
Scott Morrison has said he wants to hear from anyone with ideas on how to cut government spending. Here’s a few. Fossil fuel subsidies The […]
Turnbull, Credlin And “Interesting Times”…
“May You Live In Interesting Times” = Chinese Curse. “As they craft their new economic narrative, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison must […]
Morrison heading down the wrong path
Watching Scott Morrison’s interview with Leigh Sales, on 7.30 Wednesday night I was hoping to hear something…anything that indicated that he possessed a better grasp of the economy […]
Current climate policies put Australian businesses and jobs at risk
Australian companies that export goods and/or services should be asking themselves whether they are happy for the Federal Government to continue to put their potential […]
Democracy lost?
By Steve Laing Another government, another coup. Since the final Howard Government of 2004, the last three governments have been characterized by having a different […]