At Makaha Beach on the west coast of Oahu (Hawaii) on December 4th 1969, board rider Greg Noll (Da Bull)…
Pollies & Property!
Prices of Australian real estate are going crazy again. Shane Wright (SMH 26 June) demonstrates the massive conflict of interest…
Fairies Exist!
Well, book fairies do, at least. Recently I was sitting inside at a table looking out the front window of…
‘The Lieutenant’
I’m a latecomer to Kate Grenville’s writing. So, this is my first book of hers, and what an engaging story,…
Our Afghanistan: War Weary
The US announcement of its 11 September withdrawal of armed forces from Afghanistan was followed a few days later by…
‘Humankind: A Hopeful History’
Translated from Dutch, Rutger Bregman (Utopia for Realists) has made a compelling case in this book, debunking the fundamental belief…
Bad Boys
Here we go again! In the same week, two glaring examples of the nefarious consequences of the ageing ‘elephant-in-the-room’ in…
‘Utopia is Creepy’
I’m backing our government in the current face-off with Facebook. Zuckerberg thought he could teach Australia a lesson by turning…
Uncrowned & Unpackered
(Health warning: reading about corruption and gambling in Australia can be distressing). An enquiry by Justice Patricia Bergin found that…
Facebook Free
STOP PRESS: Kookynie Courier unaffected by Facebook ban on Australian news. Media watchers will remember 2012, when Gina Rinehart raided…
