The Magic Pudding report generated a keen response calling for more analysis of the unchallenged economic and social assumptions of modern society.…
Double Irish Dutch Sandwich
What an irresistible menu item for multi-national corporations pushing national boundaries to avoid paying tax! The Google people may not be actually…
KC Good Living Guide
As WA’s only quality newspaper, KC aims to keep readers up-to-date with the latest in lifestyle trends. This introductory eco-living…
Ego Mountain Horror
The world’s highest mountain, Everest, also known as Sagarmatha or Qomolangma (‘Holy Mother’), is the ultimate bucket-list item for super egos.…
The Magic Pudding
Norman Lindsay probably didn’t waste too much time studying economics in his young turn-of-20th century days, as the ‘dismal science’ hadn’t yet…
Global Gormley
Kookynie is often in the vanguard of cultural (first Australian outback eruv) and artistic endeavours. In the 2003 Perth Festival,…
Pollies & Crackers
Last year the Remuneration Tribunal gave our Federal parliamentarians a serious Christmas present in the form of huge pay increases.…
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…
Lao Life
In 1973 your correspondent set off to discover our SE Asian neighbours. Travelling slowly through Bali, Java, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Sabah,…
Shame, The Hunter & Sleeping Beauty
Reviews of three films about alienation, exploitation and redemption. Shame is directed by Steve McQueen (no, the Bullitt guy died in 1980) and…