Against a backdrop of more deaths of NATO soldiers and a vacuum of political debate about Australia’s war engagement in Afghanistan, pertinent public assessments were made last week. Prof Hugh White … More
Category: Politics
Belfast ‘Orangefest’
Orange marching season in Northern Ireland has its climax on July 12. People leave the country to avoid riots that inevitably follow this provocative Protestant tradition. Parades organised by … More
Four Miles from Midnight: Blue Sky Blues
Reverse triple somersault with double pike, or volte-face as we say in diplomatic circles, was performed by so-called Environment Minister … 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
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
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
GG Comes Out!
Governors-General rarely make headlines since Gough’s days, so this is another, minor GG. Public servant Godwin Grech (his parents had … More
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