So much learned commentary on Germany’s role in Europe’s financial woes, that the simple mind is definitely boggling. And it…
Angrier over Afghanistan
I am very angry about our ridiculous war in Afghanistan. What is wrong with us (Australians)? We get outraged when our…
Pokies & Porkies
The unedifying spectacle of clubs and pubs going the biff over gaming (aka poker) machines reforms proposed by those brave…
Getting Fracked
Sometimes you get a really disturbing feeling that our governments have stupidly declared war on the environment and the people…
Shark Season
Well, actually it’s shark season all year round because the ocean is where sharks live. But as most humans don’t venture…
Women Shooters of the World Unite!
Progressive forces in shooting & hunting are gathering strength, as women take a more assertive role in this male-dominated field. Linking…
Parsing Pollution
We’ve probably all had that uncanny experience, while roaming and pillaging through this over-stuffed media landscape, of reading an article, essay, opinion piece…
Italian Ignominy: Berlusconi Braggadocio
Italian men may have invented the fashion of wearing coats on their shoulders without putting their arms in the sleeves,…
Banana Bending
As elsewhere Down Under, denizens of Kookynie are inveterate banana munchers, or were, until Cyclone Yasi wiped out crops and sent…
Governor Glenn Gorges
Not gorgeous! Reporting of our erstwhile Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stephens is often deferential, maybe because he pulls the big…
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