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Conscription: A Memoir

Historians and fans of the Whitlam government have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of its election. In December 1972 Gough … More

conscientious objection, conscription, national service lottery

Banging for Barangaroo Bucks

The Fatty O’Barrell government is really scraping the bottom thereof, with its latest genuflection to the Evil (Packer-Gambler) Empire. By … More

el suppositorio, Packer Barangaroo casino, Paul Keating, Torre Agbar

Australia’s Afghan War Fails

KC has been an ardent critic of Australia’s Afghan intervention since its misguided inception in the time-honoured tradition of following … More

Afghanistan war

Pollies & Crackers

Last year the Remuneration Tribunal gave our Federal parliamentarians a serious Christmas present in the form of huge pay increases. … More

Bob Brown, Federal parliamentary salaries, Remuneration Tribunal

Gonski’s Gauntlet to Gillard & Garrett

The Gonski Review of our education funding arrangements has called for a new approach, with the establishment of a Schooling … More

education funding, Gonski review

Ruddy Farago of Foreign Affairs

Terrible Tony Abbott’s assessment of our bumptious and erstwhile Foreign Affairs Minister was mostly spot-on. KRudd liked parading his intelligence and posturing on the … More

Australian Foreign Affairs, Kevin Rudd

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

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

Shonky Chirac

Jacques Chirac, ex-President of France, has been inspired by ‘WA entrepreneur’ Alan Bond’s memory loss (see KC’s 2009 report on other … More

anosognosia, Jacques Chirac trial, les guignols de l'info

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

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