The unedifying spectacle of clubs and pubs going the biff over gaming (aka poker) machines reforms proposed by those brave … More
Author: POH
Getting Fracked
Sometimes you get a really disturbing feeling that our governments have stupidly declared war on the environment and the people … More
Shark Season
Well, actually it’s shark season all year round because the ocean is where sharks live. But as most humans don’t venture … More
Women Shooters of the World Unite!
Progressive forces in shooting & hunting are gathering strength, as women take a more assertive role in this male-dominated field. Linking … More
Parsing Pollution
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
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
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