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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...
Our Leaders Couldn’t Fix Our Problems If They Wanted To (And They Don’t Want To)
Reading by Tim Foley: Our leaders are not going to fix the worst problems in our world. They couldn’t if they wanted to. And they don’t want to. Our leaders are not wise or insightful. They’re not even particularly intelligent. Our society is led by
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
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
Do we need Elon Musk to help fix our planning systems?
I know the mention of Elon Musk can be triggering for some. Mention of planning laws is equally triggering, but for a great many more people. You will see the connection soon.My first formal encounter with “planning law reform” was in the mid 1990s, when as a fairly new Executive
The future of California’s energy infrastructure is fragile
The Net Zero emission goals of California government leaders, including Governor Gavin Newsom, cannot ignore the fundamental reality that wind turbines and solar panels ONLY generate electricity.Beyond chemistry, hydrocarbons underpin physical mobility. Diesel powers heavy logistics: trucks, mining equipment, construction machinery, rail, and agricultural systems. Aviation depends almost entirely
Why Crisafulli should study Borbidge govt, not Newman government
The Crisafulli government is here for the long haul and is determined not to rerun the Newman government, but what happens if instead they become the Borbidge government Mark II?It’s 30 years since Rob Borbidge won government from Wayne Gosss, and while most will have forgotten itt, the times are
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