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The Long Drive: Goodbye Road
Michael Gray Griffith There is so much space out here – it’s as if the gods left before they could bother with mountains, valleys, or grand forests. You could misplace an entire civilisation inside it. We did, and they are still lost. On the beaches near Eucla –...
Criminals are weaponising vulnerabilities in Australia’s construction industry to steal millions of dollars
Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Cyber Command Richard Chin has announced that the Australian Federal Police are tracking a concerning rise across the industry in what are known as Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. These involve cyber criminals...
It took just 60 years for red foxes to colonise Australia from Victoria to the Pilbara
Sean Tomlinson, University of Adelaide and Damien Fordham, University of Adelaide To a newly-arrived red fox, the abundant rolling grasslands and swamps of Wadawurrung Country, around what is now called Port Phillip Bay, must have seemed like a predator’s paradise....
There Are No Easy Fights In The Struggle Against The Empire
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): There are no easy fights in the struggle against the empire. Lots of losses and no clean wins. You spend years protesting the genocide in Gaza, and you get a fake, shitty “ceasefire” deal
The Empire Only De-Escalates In One Area So It Can Escalate In Another, And Other Notes
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ Just as things cool down a bit in the middle east, the US has relocated the USS Gerald Ford from the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean while the Trump administration discusses plans to
AI Companies Are Encouraging Users To Believe Chatbots Are People, And It’s Insanely Creepy
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): Actor Calum Worthy has gone viral for posting an ad on Twitter for the 2wai app he co-founded which promises users the ability upload footage of a loved one which will be converted to
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...
‘WALK WITH THE MAN’ TO CREATE A CORNERSTONE OF VALUES ETHICS AND INSPIRATION FOR AUSTRALIA
Most readers of my book WALKING WITH THE MAN BUT NOT TO CHURCH enjoy it because it charts an inspirational pathway of life for the 90% of Australians who have left churches and have no intention of ever returning. They reject organised religion and its ancient outlook...
The history of Bla(c)k Burlesque
History was made at the 2025 Miss First Nation Drag Pageant last week, when Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi Draglesque performer Kitty Obsidian was the first competitor and winner in the Miss First Nations pageant who was assigned female at birth. This week, Kitty continues their hobby of history making by being
What economy is RBA Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser talking about?
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Crunch time for Trump on Judea and Samaria (West Bank)
President Trump’s long overdue decision – promised in March – on the future of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – could be revealed during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) at the White House on 18 November. MBS seems insistent that he will not agree to
The 2026 US midterm elections and the future of American support for Ukraine
The 2026 United States midterm elections are poised to become a decisive moment in shaping Washington’s foreign policy, particularly regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine. Following a period of strained relations and fluctuating military assistance during President Donald Trump’s second term, the political composition of Congress after November 2026 could
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