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Convoy to Canberra. Seven. The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth.
By John Stapleton Four years ago Australia saw the largest demonstrations in its history, as hundreds of thousands of people descended on the nation’s capital. The Australian media and the Australian authorities colluded in lying about the numbers, and lied about the...
Convoy to Canberra. Six. Joy and Calamity, Brutality and Kindness
John Stapleton Four years ago Australia hundreds of thousands of people march on Canberra, disgusted by the extremism of lockdowns and vaccine mandates. At its peak, more than 12 million people were under lockdown protocols. While the authorities managed to crush the...
Convoy to Canberra. Five. We Will Wash Away Tyranny.
By John Stapleton Four years ago this month the largest mass protest in Australia history occurred. It was called the Convoy to Canberra, and protested the extreme abuses of Australian authorities during this era: including extreme lockdowns, for which there was no...
The Number Of Dead Iranian Protesters Keeps Changing Because It’s A Fictional Story
Reading by Tim Foley: The most common pro-war talking point about Iran is that they massacred tens of thousands of protesters in January of this year — but what’s funny is that they never cite the same number. Because it’s a completely fictional story, they can just
They Always Tell You Why The Empire Uses Violence, But Never Why Its Enemies Do
Reading by Tim Foley: One common feature of western empire propaganda is that we are always given reasons for the empire’s violence, while the violence of those who resist the empire tends to be framed as happening for no reason at all. We’ve all been
Despise Israel AND The Entire Western Empire
Reading by Tim Foley: Everyone hates Israel now, which is as it should be. But we all need to understand that Israel has never acted alone. If Israel were acting alone, it would be an asshole with a pointy stick instead of an asshole with
HAVE SOLD 126 TICKETS TO LAUNCH OF ‘WALK IN THE SPIRIT’. ROOM CAPACITY IS 140. WILL BE DELIGHTED IF YOU ARE ONE OF FINAL 14.
The launch of WALK IN THE SPIRIT is on Friday 27 March at Noon at the Royal on the Park in Alice Street Brisbane. The 126 who have bought tickets have paid 95 dollars each for a special Uluru Burger with a drink and coffee, as well as a signed book, with the surplus...
IT’S TIME TO ‘WALK IN THE SPIRIT’
You will enjoy this powerful and inspirational page turning novel about the lives of six very different people. Its fascinating pages will reveal to you that they are Muslim, Jew, Christian, Indigenous, Confucian, LGBTI. In varying ways and at different times they...
READING A SIGNED EVERALD BOOK IS A VERY PLEASANT WAY TO ENJOY YOUR CHRISTMAS BREAK.
Nothing better can happen to you during the holiday season than to spend a couple of hours every day in a cool spot under a shady tree reading an entertaining book that has a page-turning message to renew your soul. It won’t surprise you to discover that I...
Daily Reporting: Jeffrey Winmar inquest, Day 8, April 10th, 2026
Disclaimer: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers please be advised this article mentions the name of an Aboriginal person who has died in custody. This article also mentions acts of violence. Accounts and names have been published with permission given to the author from the family. Day 8 – 10th
Daily Reporting: Jeffrey Winmar inquest, Day 7, April 9th, 2026
Disclaimer: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers please be advised this article mentions the name of an Aboriginal person who has died in custody. This article also mentions acts of violence. Accounts and names have been published with permission given to the author from the family. Day 7 – 9
Daily Reporting: Jeffrey Winmar inquest, Day 5, April 7th, 2026
Disclaimer: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers please be advised this article mentions the name of an Aboriginal person who has died in custody. This article also mentions acts of violence. Accounts and names have been published with permission given to the author from the family. Day 5 – 7th
The moral case for harm reduction
The argument over how society should respond to addiction is usually framed in medical or political terms, but beneath it lies a moral dispute: what kind of thing is addiction, and what does our answer imply about responsibility, dignity, and hope?Two models dominate public imagination. The abstinence model insists that
Trump scammed by Iran and Pakistan
President Trump was scammed by Iran and Pakistan into beginning negotiations with Iran – when Iran knew it could not complete the immediate and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s conditions to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for two weeks were made clear in his following
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz force us to reconsider the material benefits of fossil fuels
Recent calls for a more realistic shift from “decarbonization” to “low carbon” suggest that discomfort with ideology-driven climate policy is finally beginning to surface in public debate. For years, climate discussions in many countries have been dominated by abstract targets, slogans, and numerical commitments. Yet behind these lofty ideals lies
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Green populism, come on down! Your time has come
Populism in Australian politics is often framed as a right-wing phenomenon, driven by figures like Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce, but this episode of the New Politics podcast challenges that narrative by exploring the potential of left-wing populism through the Australian Greens.We outline how populism is not so much an
The Noble Migrant and Subversive Intent
The Australian immigration debate is shifting into dangerous territory, as the Coalition pushes a so-called “values-based” migration system that includes social media surveillance and ideological vetting, signalling a broader move towards right-wing populism, culture wars politics and the Trumpification of Australian politics. In this episode, we break down how Angus
The kings of chaos: Who really profits from war?
A temporary ceasefire in the escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, has created somewhat of a lull – although the United States has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz after the calls by Donald Trump for many weeks for Iran to open it up, threatening to “bomb Iran