We’ve probably all had that uncanny experience, while roaming and pillaging through this over-stuffed media landscape, of reading an article, essay, opinion piece … More
Month: September 2011
Italian Ignominy: Berlusconi Braggadocio
Italian men may have invented the fashion of wearing coats on their shoulders without putting their arms in the sleeves, … More
Banana Bending
As elsewhere Down Under, denizens of Kookynie are inveterate banana munchers, or were, until Cyclone Yasi wiped out crops and sent … More
Governor Glenn Gorges
Not gorgeous! Reporting of our erstwhile Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stephens is often deferential, maybe because he pulls the big … More
‘God of Speed’
Luke Davies’ book was published in 2008, but often the slow mail to Kookynie means that KC’s book reviewer has … More
Cambodian Survivor Passes
The story of Cambodia’s genocidal Khmer Rouge regime is conceivably the most shocking of the post-WWII era, given the scale … More
Shonky Chirac
Jacques Chirac, ex-President of France, has been inspired by ‘WA entrepreneur’ Alan Bond’s memory loss (see KC’s 2009 report on other … More
‘New Spirit of Reward’ at QF
Company annual report season always reveals porkish behaviour around the executive feeding trough, which was last reported in 2009. Star … More
Seeking Asylum Seekers
Again Outback WA is being called on to keep the nation afloat, by doing its patriotic duty. It’s not enough … More
Angst & Apathy over Afghan War
Our involvement in this endless conflict has now cost the lives of 29 Australian soldiers and more than 200 wounded, over … More
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