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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

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

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

Governor Glenn Gorges

Not gorgeous! Reporting of our erstwhile Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stephens is often deferential, maybe because he pulls the big … More

executive salary excess, Governor Glenn Stephens, J Ralston Saul 'Voltaire's Bastards', Reserve Bank of Australia

‘New Spirit of Reward’ at QF

Company annual report season always reveals porkish behaviour around the executive feeding trough, which was last reported in 2009. Star … More

Alan Joyce, executive remuneration, Geoff Dickson, New Spirit of Reward, Qantas

Seeking Asylum Seekers

Again Outback WA is being called on to keep the nation afloat, by doing its patriotic duty. It’s not enough … More

afghan refugees, asylum seekers, Leonora detention centre

Angst & Apathy over Afghan War

Our involvement in this endless conflict has now cost the lives of 29 Australian soldiers and more than 200 wounded, over … More

Afghanistan war, Australian war casualties, Malalai Joya, Sunday Night Channel 7

Kooky Courier Made Simple!

Ok, listen up you mob, time for some simple housekeeping. At great expense, the ’email subscription’ button has been moved up in … More

Sculptures by the Sea

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