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Our Afghanistan: War Weary

The US announcement of its 11 September withdrawal of armed forces from Afghanistan was followed a few days later by … More

Afghanistan war, Chris Barrie, Henry Reynolds, Malalai Joya, Unnecessary Wars

Bad Boys

Here we go again! In the same week, two glaring examples of the nefarious consequences of the ageing ‘elephant-in-the-room’ in … More

Asher Learmonth, Cranbrook school, private boys schools, sexual assault, single sex schools

Uncrowned & Unpackered

(Health warning: reading about corruption and gambling in Australia can be distressing). An enquiry by Justice Patricia Bergin found that … More

Crown Casinos, Helen Coonan, Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority, James Packer, Justice Patricia Bergin, NSW gambling tax, O'Farrell government

Facebook Free

STOP PRESS: Kookynie Courier unaffected by Facebook ban on Australian news. Media watchers will remember 2012, when Gina Rinehart raided … More

Facebook free, Zuckerberg sect

Dendobrium Destroyer

Dendobriums constitute a large genus of attractive Australian native orchids, endemic to S.E. Australia, but incredibly one of its hybrids … More

Dendobrium mine, Dendobrium orchids, NSW IPC, South 32

Quarantine Groundhog Day

Rupert’s media have infected much of Scotty’s thinking, but KC hit the mark with our recent Zero Emissions Net and … More

Burnett Institute, national quarantine standards, Professor Michael Toole

Zero Emissions Net

As President Biden gets the USA set to re-join the Paris climate accords and declare a target of net zero … More

Paris climate accords, Scotty from Marketing, zero net emissions

Map of the Universe

The Map has been a permanent adornment at the KC newsroom for many years, and smile-making inspiration for our happy … More

Map of the Universe, Phil Somerville

Pop-Up Socialism

Well, who would’ve thought that a Federal government of neo-liberal ‘dries’ would come up with $190 billion of spending to … More

Big Government, Helicopter Money, Jobseeker, Milton Friedman, Milton Keynes, public goods, quantitative easing, Scotty from Marketing, snap back, Universal Basic Income

War & Waste 

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra will blow a cool $500 million to expand again over the next nine years. … More

Anzac Hall, Australian Institute of Architecture, Australian War Memorial, building carbon footprint, Denton Corker Marshal, philistinism

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