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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...
Convoy to Canberra. Four. The Prime Minister Who Destroyed Australia.
By John Stapleton Four years ago Australia saw the largest protest in its history, with people travelling from all over Australia to protest the conduct of its hated government, headed by the equally despised Scott Morrison. With faith in government destroyed, the...
It’s Very Possible To Be Both Happy And Well-Informed
Reading by Tim Foley: There’s a viral tweet going around that says it’s “hard to find the balance between educating yourself on current events and not making yourself so indescribably sad that you can’t properly function.” It’s a relatable statement, but it’s based on an
Democrats Aren’t Resisting Trump’s Iran War Because They Secretly Support It
Reading by Tim Foley: The Wall Street Journal reports that the US has been gathering the most air power seen in the middle east since the Iraq invasion in 2003. CNN says the US military is prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend.
The Ticking Time Bomb Looming Over Gaza, And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley: ❖ One under-discussed ticking time bomb is the way Israel keeps saying it’s going to resume incinerating Gaza if Hamas doesn’t disarm while Hamas keeps saying it won’t disarm. Netanyahu’s office is saying that Hamas will soon be given a 60-day
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...
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
Kiawal Toran (our presence our time): The urgency of eliminating racism from the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
“For a population of 15,000 having three to four [preventable] deaths per week was very alarming [and] traumatising…Having in the back of our minds, ‘why are people, our families, dying such deaths that could have been prevented?’” Mayor Phillemon Mosby, Torres Strait Island Regional Council For the past two years,
Debunking: Australia Day is about 1949, not 1788!
Disclaimer: First Nations readers please be advised that this article mentions acts of racism and features antiquated language. If, like me, you were foolish enough to spend any time in the comments section of the seemingly infinite barrage of racist posts and articles circulating on social media yesterday, you probably
Can the new Federal Coalition be an effective Opposition and start acting like a ‘government in waiting’ ready to lead?
So, the Liberal and National parties have reformed the Coalition, reset its front bench and the Liberals have resolved their leadership. Fine, but now comes the hard bit – being an effective opposition. We haven’t had one for a while. Advertisement
Pressure Jordan – not Israel – to end the Jewish-Arab conflict
Continuing pressure on Israel to agree to the creation of a Palestinian Arab state between Israel and Jordan (two-State solution) came with a Joint Statement issued on 9 February by the Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Türkiye, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Hashemite Kingdom
Shamed Scottish judges
Across the world, feminist legal academics are bullying politicians and legislators into adopting new measures aimed at increasing rape convictions. The result, year after year, is justice systems increasingly tilted to favour accusers, undermining the right to a fair trial for men, and increasing the likelihood that innocent men
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