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
Category: World
Oi,oi,oi,okay – Oui,non!
Online travel company Expedia surveyed 4500 hoteliers world-wide about the behaviour of nationalities amongst their clients. First ranked for politeness were … More
Guantanamo to Norfolk
Norfolk Island, pop. 2,000, is 1600 kms east of Sydney and closer to NZ – a Commonwealth territory controlling its affairs with minimal interference from Canberra. However that … More
Nuclear Arms: Getting STARTed Again
Barack and Dmitry apparently had a positive bonding session in talks in Moscow this week, which may be good news for the world. The 1991 … 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
Iranian Democracy 101
The Iranian presidential election story is simple. Mousavi is committed to freedom, a reformist agenda and other good stuff. But as PM in the … More
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