‘Permanent Record’ is Edward Snowden’s recent autobiography, and a fascinating insight into US government internet surveillance. The preface opening sets…
Scotty, beam us up?
Hmm, we may have found a diagnosis for the apparently wilful ignorance (‘denialism’ is resting today) of Our PM in…
‘Hungary is Lost’
Subtitled: Hungry in Hungary! Fleeting impressions from a recent visit to Budapest are confirmed in this eye-opening analysis of the…
‘Banking Bad’
Guest commentator Matt Caine has prepared this review of a recent book by Adele Ferguson, whose journalistic investigations were instrumental in…
Ljubljana Love
Who put love in Slovenia, a pocket-sized country squeezed between Austria, Hungary, Italy and Croatia? While roaming central Europe, your…
Go Aussie Gunboat Diplomacy
As predicted, ScoMo has rushed to sign us up for a US ‘mission’ in the Strait of Hormuz, by assigning…
Ten Years of News & Views!
Well, probably more views, but time has flown in a decade of strutting and fretting on the meejah stage, to…
Damnation Dissent
What a helluva (hmm!) fuss Rugby player Israel (perfect first name) Folau stirred up with his damnation by Instagram of…
War on Iran?
Oh no, here we go again – I have that sinking feeling in my stomach, or is it my blood…
Press Freedom & Failure
Following recent attempts by ScoMo and his attack dog Dutton to intimidate journalists and whistleblowers with Federal police raids and…