Reverse triple somersault with double pike, or volte-face as we say in diplomatic circles, was performed by so-called Environment Minister … More
Author: POH
Guantanamo to Norfolk
Norfolk Island, pop. 2,000, is 1600 kms east of Sydney and closer to NZ – a Commonwealth territory controlling its affairs with minimal interference from Canberra. However that … More
Far Right – Binary Bound
Now we all vaguely understand that computer program language is based on lots of zeroes and ones somehow alternating at amazing … More
Nuclear Arms: Getting STARTed Again
Barack and Dmitry apparently had a positive bonding session in talks in Moscow this week, which may be good news for the world. The 1991 … More
On the Road: “Making Love? Do it longer”.
‘Revolutionary Road’ starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as a modern couple in the 1950s trying to break away from the conformity … More
‘The Breaker’
Kit Denton’s 1973 book about the life of colonial (English born) horseman, soldier & poet, Harry ‘The Breaker’ Morant, isn’t … More
Afghan Home Truths: Malalai not Malcolm
Coincidentally after his worst week in Federal Parliament doggedly pursuing the Utegate farce, Malcolm Turnbull disappeared – to surface in Afghanistan on a frontline … More
Plastic Jacko?
Anatomist Gunther Von Hagens, who is renowned for embalming cadavres in polyurethane, reckons he had an agreement with Michael Jackson … More
Shoot First!
The Shooters Party has stymied NSW Government plans to privatise lotteries as punishment for the Government’s rejection of legislation to allow hunting … More
Utegate: Tell ‘em they’re dreaming, prego!
Imagine if Kevin Rudd owned TV stations 7, 9 & 10 (and controlled news on ABC & SBS), The Australian … More