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Albanese’s Opportunism: Helen Haines Attacked, Motive Unknown, Politics Instant
Helen Haines, the independent member for Indi, remains in critical condition after a man deliberately drove a Toyota LandCruiser into her outside her Wangaratta electorate office. She has lost both legs. Police have charged 43-year-old Brendan Nugent, a local with a...
A Few Roos Loose in the Top Paddock: The Australian Bush Becomes a Pressure Cooker
Ten separate stories. Same bloody problem: Nobody tells the Australians affected. 1. The Roads Vanished, and 000 Can’t Get You September 2020. The Queensland Roads Team swapped the old Baseline Roads and Tracks (BRAT) dataset for the new Queensland Roads and Tracks...
Mired in Scandal: A Field Guide to the Albanese Government
There are no so many scandals attaching to the Australian government headed by the beleaguered Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that it is difficult to keep track. To make things easier we have compiled the following Field Guide. For its many critics the Albanese...
I Love You Guys
Video reading by Tim Foley: I don’t really fit in with any group. Too woo-woo spiritual for the Marxists. Too angry for the Buddhists. Too political for the nondualists. Too much of a liberal-hating commie for the witches. Too radical for the socdems or demsocs.
All Our Problems Are Caused By Believed Narrative
Video reading by Tim Foley: All our problems basically come down to narrative control. People are manipulated into believing the story that Israel’s existence must be preserved at all cost because of this religious belief or that political ideology. People are manipulated into believing the
Military-Industrial Complex Assures Investors That Wars Will Be Endless, And Other Notes
Video reading by Tim Foley: ❖ Today in dystopia, the military-industrial complex is reassuring investors that the wars will indeed be endless. Asked about concerns over falling defense stocks in a recent interview on CNBC, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet replied, “Investors need to know
THE FIVE OF MY LIFE
Nigel Marsh produces an excellent and popular podcast that he calls THE FIVE OF MY LIFE. He has a national and international audience and invited me to be his guest this week. I enjoyed the chat immensely. It was very challenging in a relaxed and friendly manner. Here...
LIFE HAS BEEN KIND TO ME. MY CHARITY WALK AROUND ULURU ON 5 OCTOBER IS AN EXPRESSION OF MY THANKS FOR 10 SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS.
Here are reasons why Monday, 5 October, 2026 will be a day of nostalgia. *I celebrate my 95th birthday. *Helen and I will enjoy the experience of walking eleven kilometres around Uluru, the spiritual heart of Australia. *We will raise 100,000 dollars for DorcasACTS, a...
MY 95TH BIRTHDAY WALK OF 11 KILOMETRES AROUND ULURU ON 5 OCTOBER IS ONLY DAYS AWAY. PLEASE SPONSOR ME RIGHT NOW. HUGE THANKS.
I intend to raise at least 100,000 dollars for DorcasACTS, a small charity I founded 15 years ago that makes direct financial grants into bank accounts of people in crisis situations anywhere in Australia. Last year we made 63 grants of $1000 each. Will be great if...
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Trump’s energy deal with Russia raises difficult questions for Europe
The Trump administration’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel until 2027 has sparked tensions with European allies over the West’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The agreement opens the way for 1.8 million tonnes of Russian diesel to enter U.S. and global markets, potentially generating up to $4
Science checking due diligence: a new approach to scientific accountability
Governments, regulators and businesses increasingly rely on scientific advice to make decisions affecting public safety, environmental outcomes, economic productivity and major investments. Yet unlike financial, legal or safety decisions, scientific advice is rarely subjected to structured due diligence or independent accountability review. Gaps in science checking Governments, regulators and businesses
The Narcissist in Chief
The damage Trump has inflicted on this country and the world is incalculable. The irony is staggering: he emerged from the very America that led the world order after the Second World War. He has repeatedly inverted that obligation, treating public office as a platform for self-glorification, a tool for
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Rising violence, stalled reform and double standards: how can we bring down the temperature?
The alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines in regional Victoria raises some disturbing questions about political hostility, the intimidation of elected representatives and the increasingly toxic environment in which Australian politics is operating in.Before drawing the conclusions about what occurred – and it’s not clear at this stage what
Death in America: The execution will not be televised
The proposed livestream of Nidal Hasan’s execution exposed a disturbing direction in American politics: state violence packaged for an audience, with cruelty promoted as evidence of strength. Donald Trump has since cancelled the broadcast, but the political questions raised by Pete Hegseth’s proposal remain: what happens when a government treats
Australia’s Red Line Package: Human rights for sale
Australia’s commitment to international law becomes considerably less convincing when enforcing it might disrupt defence contracts, the flow of dirty investments or strategic alliances. The Albanese government’s resistance to the Red Lines Package exposes this inherent contradiction: they will always condemns atrocities overseas, while continuing to make sure that Australian