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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...
Opposing “Both Sides” In This War Is Crazy Imperialist Nonsense, And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley: ❖ People tell me, “It’s possible to oppose this war AND oppose the Iranian regime. You can denounce BOTH.” Sure you can. But you shouldn’t. You should not do this. You should not be a pro bono Pentagon propagandist in the
Watching Amazon Prime While The Iranians Burn
Reading by Tim Foley: Watching Amazon Prime while the Iranians burn.Stuffing our mouths with cheesysugarbaconwhile the sky turns black over Tehran.Laughing without smiling.Laughing with full mouths and empty eyeswhile their water mixes with oil and blood. “Hoho this will hurt Trump in the midterms”the liberal
It Is Not Okay For Grown Adults To Believe Infantile Fairy Tales About Iran
Reading by Tim Foley: It’s not okay for grown adults to believe the United States wages wars to promote humanitarian interests and bring freedom and democracy to oppressed populations. It’s not okay for grown adults to believe that US soldiers fight and die to protect
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...
MEET ME AT REDCLIFFE ON MELBOURNE CUP NIGHT (TUESDAY)
An active group of Progressive Christians meet regularly at Redcliffe to debate the core issues of modern Christianity. They call themselves the REDCLIFFE EXPLORERS and they are interesting people who have expansive minds. I am delighted to have accepted their...
Know Your Rights: A Community-Led Shield for Aboriginal Families Against the Child Protection System
Readers please be advised that this article contains mention of instances of children being taken from their families. The child ‘protection’ crisis Every year, more Aboriginal children are removed from their families and communities by Australia’s child protection systems. In NSW, the number of Aboriginal children entering out-of-home care (OOHC)
National Take Back the Track Day
I just want to put on my sneakers and go for a run. This time three years ago I became known as the young female runner who was attacked whilst running in the Lal Lal State Forest in Ballarat. I am now the founder of a national movement called Take
Chalmers has never met a tax he didn’t like
Jim Chalmers’ proposed new CGT regime, and mooted changes to negative gearing, would amount to a tax on renters, retirees, savers, and entrepreneurs.It would raise little revenue, and signal surrender on growing the economy and living within our means. It certainly would not do anything for housing affordability. Advertisement
The Liberals, the senate, and preferences
The Albanese Labor government has little difficulty passing its legislation. Since its election in 2022 it has had a significant majority in the House of Representatives and, although lacking a majority in the Senate, has nearly always enjoyed the support of the Greens and some left-wing crossbenchers.The Liberal/Nationals Coalition is
Middle power nonsense: Australia, Canada and capitulating to the Iran War
In his January speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave the impression of a banker turned soothsayer, a Daniel coming to judgment. Here was a born-again man of international relations who would rally the middle powers (from the middle) and try to assert
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