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Adieu Afghanistan Approaching

NATO governments & allies (International Security Assistance Force), including us, are gathering momentum for a stampede to the Afghan exit, … More

Afghanistan war

Summer Survival

Wow, so many great stories of survival, or not, to chew on during the festive season, along with left-over ham … More

sharks, snakes, Survival strategies

Germany in Europe: Win/Win or No Win?

So much learned commentary on Germany’s role in Europe’s financial woes, that the simple mind is definitely boggling. And it … More

European financial woes, Eurozone, German dominance

Angrier over Afghanistan

I am very angry about our ridiculous war in Afghanistan. What is wrong with us (Australians)? We get outraged when our … More

Afghanistan war

Pokies & Porkies

The unedifying spectacle of clubs and pubs going the biff over gaming (aka poker) machines reforms proposed by those brave … More

Andrew Wilkie, gambling addiction, Nick Xenophon, poker machine reforms, pubs and clubs

Getting Fracked

Sometimes you get a really disturbing feeling that our governments have stupidly declared war on the environment and the people … More

Apex Energy, Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association, Beyond Zero Emissions, coal seam gas, Dart Energy, fracking, Gasland, George Wilkenfeld, NSW Coal Seam Gas Enquiry, Sydney water catchment

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

Bunker Bay, Great Australian Bight, Shark Bay, sharks

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

gun control, International Coalition for Women in Shooting & Hunting, recreational shooting, Samara Phedran

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

carbon tax, Jessica Irvine, pollution abatement, pollution permits, SMH

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

Italian debt, Jacques Chirac, Silvio Berlusconi scandal

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