What an irresistible menu item for multi-national corporations pushing national boundaries to avoid paying tax! The Google people may not be actually … More
Category: World
Real World: Germany 20 v Australia 5
Just after Anzac Day is a good time to reflect on our collective failure to meet the challenge of altering Australia’s energy … More
Lao Life
In 1973 your correspondent set off to discover our SE Asian neighbours. Travelling slowly through Bali, Java, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Sabah, … More
Wikileaks Julian & Wilfred
As Julian Assange awaits the UK Supreme Court’s decision on his extradition to Sweden, to answer questions about dubious sexual … More
Adieu Afghanistan Approaching
NATO governments & allies (International Security Assistance Force), including us, are gathering momentum for a stampede to the Afghan exit, … More
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
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
Italian Ignominy: Berlusconi Braggadocio
Italian men may have invented the fashion of wearing coats on their shoulders without putting their arms in the sleeves, … More
Cambodian Survivor Passes
The story of Cambodia’s genocidal Khmer Rouge regime is conceivably the most shocking of the post-WWII era, given the scale … More
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
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