Skip to content

KOOKYNIE COURIER

News & Views – since 1896 – incorporating Gwalia Gazette

  • About

Category: Politics

Re-Joyced Coalition RNA

While busy with pandemic matters, the Australian Federal body politic also caught another severe infection of the Herpes B for … More

Barnaby Joyce, Federal government

Jab in the Anzus

After stuffing up vaccine supplies, PM (Pleased Minister) Scotty and his merry band have taken to imploring the US government, … More

ANZUS treaty, Pfizer vaccines, Scotty from Marketing

Pollies & Property!

Prices of Australian real estate are going crazy again. Shane Wright (SMH 26 June) demonstrates the massive conflict of interest … More

Hal Pawson, negative gearing, Paul Keating, politicians self-interest, real estate boom, Shane Wright

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

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

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

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

Facts & Science

The U.S. Buffoon-in-Chief said last Friday: “The facts are going to determine what I do”.  Such gross irony was apparently … More

Adani, Anthony Fauci, carbon pollution reduction, climate change, Dr Brendan Murphy, Scotty from Marketing, Trump

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

Republican Party Mea Culpa

Stuart Stevens is a Republican ‘consultant’, whose book about the Republican Party, It Was All a Lie, will be published … More

coronavirus, Republican Party, Stuart Stevens, The Washington Post

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

All Rights Reserved

Photos & Text

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Archives

Categories

Categories

  • Society (180)
  • Editorial (109)
  • World (103)
  • Culture (101)
  • Politics (85)

Tags

  • Afghanistan war (8)
  • Malcolm Turnbull (8)
  • Scotty from Marketing (6)
  • Kevin Rudd (4)
  • Marriage equality (4)

Year

  • 2026 (39)
  • 2025 (28)
  • 2024 (21)
  • 2023 (10)
  • 2022 (21)
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • KOOKYNIE COURIER
    • Join 95 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • KOOKYNIE COURIER
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
Loading Comments...