INTRODUCTION TO THE MARCH ‘BUMPER TRUMP’ ISSUE
The Trump Presidency has exploded upon the world to the detriment of US allies, the poor of the world suffering disease, famine and war – and those who sought haven…
THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN AGAIN
with new bags of tricks and promises What can we expect from the 2025 election? The news has been around for about a year or so now. The clowns are…
PREDICTIONS FOR 2025
Prediction 1. “Israel wins its war but loses the peace”. UN-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-IRAN-CONFLICT Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan looks at notes as he delivers remarks during a United Nations Security…
FARUQI vs HANSON
(duellists in a judicial farce) Full article on the Court’s judgement (as reported by The Guardian) appendaged to this essay. AN OLD ARRIVAL My antecedents came to Australia four generations ago.…
THE BEGINNING OF THE END
Nov 6, 2024. Remember that date. It heralds in the beginning of the end
CLEVER OR WISE
(why are so many politicians ostensibly clever and so few demonstratively wise?) INTRODUCTION TO FOLLOWING ESSAY I’d have preferred to use a more provocative graphic than Rodin’s thinker for…
Is this the unavoidable future for the children of the middle east?
Only one nation can stop a rampant Israel from continuing on its path of bloodshed. That nation is the USA, Israeli’s closest ally...its largest supplier of treasure and arms.On Friday…
Is Australia an Involuntary Member of an International Suicide Pact?
Neville Chamberlain, British PM returning from Munich meeting with Hitler 1938 waving a treaty promising “Peace for Our Time”: an example of where unpreparedness leads to appeasement which in turn encourages an aggressor to launch war.
Neville Chamberlain, British PM returning from Munich meeting with Hitler 1938 waving a treaty promising “Peace for Our Time”: an example of where unpreparedness leads to appeasement which in turn encourages an aggressor to launch war.
“WOULD HAVING EQUAL NUMBERS OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES IMPROVE THINGS?”
INTRODUCTION Alice Weidel - leader far right-wing AfD party Germany Welcome to this month’s discussion. If I were an academic the piece would have been titled something like ‘Women: Diversity and…
Eggs or Bacon?
(The phoney fight over energy sources) Imagine, you’re driving through the southern tablelands one winter’s morning. It’s cold outside (minus 5). You’re on the way to a meeting - about two…