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Convoy to Canberra. Three. The Fulcrum Points of History
By John Stapleton Four years ago this month hundreds of thousands of people, fed up with lockdowns, vaccine mandates, censorship and the totalitarian instincts of the Australian government, marched on Parliament House in Canberra. Shamefully, the official lies of the...
Sunday Morning Rumble Podcasts with John Stapleton, Michael Gray Griffith and various Guests
With Jacob Welsh: The AI Family Law website RYTZ, 8 February, 2026. With Colin Lillie: the “Gypsy Scotsman” who found his true voice – and home – in the red heart of Australia, 31 January, 2026. With Keysar Trad: Australia’s Hate Speech Laws and the Betrayal of the...
Convoy to Canberra. Two. From All the Lands We Come
By John Stapleton Four years ago the sedate public service infested Australian capital saw the largest protest gathering in its history. The public were well and truly over the draconian, and as it turns out entirely unnecessary, restrictions on their freedoms. To...
If You Think Our Rulers Do Bad Things In Secret, Wait Til You See What They Do Out In The Open
Reading by Tim Foley: They launched a live-streamed genocide in full view of the entire world. They’re openly targeting civilian populations with siege warfare in Iran and Cuba in full view of the entire world. They openly kidnapped the president of a sovereign nation in
The Plutocrats Who Rule Our World Aren’t Even Enjoying Themselves
Reading by Tim Foley: I saw a tweet by Elon Musk the other day, “Whoever said ‘money can’t buy happiness’ really knew what they were talking about.” He put a sadface emoji at the end. I personally do not feel the slightest bit sorry for
The US Keeps Openly Admitting It Deliberately Caused The Iran Protests
Reading by Tim Foley: Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explicitly stated that the US deliberately caused a financial crisis in Iran with the goal of fomenting civil unrest in the country. Asked by Senator Katie Britt what
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...
I INVITE YOU TO CLICK BELOW TO READ AND SIGN MY PETITION TO PARLIAMENT TO HAVE A PREAMBLE ADDED TO AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION STATING EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AUSTRALIAN.
(Alfred Deakin, pictured below, tried in 1895 to include a Preamble in our Constitution but Federation delegates couldn’t agree on its wording) https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN8147 PETITION CLOSES 22 OCTOBER. Together, we can ensure that, before they...
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
When universities forgot how to say no
While leading universities in Australia and England, I learned that academic freedom is the phrase administrators reach for when they lack the courage to decide. It has become higher education’s version of ‘Hey, I’m just asking questions’: a rhetorical shield behind which institutions retreat when judgement is required.The problem is
Ukraine-Russia war in 2026 – where do we now stand?
By January 2026, the full-scale war that began on 24 February 2022 had entered its fourth calendar year. Despite sustained Ukrainian resistance and remarkable international support, fighting across eastern and southern Ukraine remained fierce and destructive.From Kyiv’s vantage point, January was a microcosm of the wider conflict’s persistent characteristics: Russia’s
Beyond the lease: a new framework for systemic housing certainty
For decades, the Australian housing narrative has been defined by its instability. What was once a foundational element of a stable life has shifted into a short-term, transactional experience. We have long viewed the relationship between those who provide housing and those who live in it as a zero-sum game
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