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The Taxman
Paul Collits: Political Science This is the story of how networks of Mates have come to dominate business and government, robbing ordinary Australians. Every hour you work, thirty minutes of it goes to line the Mates’ pockets rather than your own. Mates in big...
The secret sensory life of plants
Samarth Kulshrestha, University of Canterbury Plants are often seen as passive organisms, rooted in one place and largely unable to react to the world around them. But a new field of research is challenging these assumptions and showing that plants are as...
Convoy to Canberra. Seven. The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth.
By John Stapleton Four years ago Australia saw the largest demonstrations in its history, as hundreds of thousands of people descended on the nation’s capital. The Australian media and the Australian authorities colluded in lying about the numbers, and lied about the...
Podcast: Gaza, Cuba, Global Sumud Flotilla, And More
Caitlin and Tim discuss the Israeli abduction of Global Sumud Flotilla activists hundreds of miles away from their territorial waters, US war plans for Cuba, Israel’s ethnic cleansing plans for Gaza, the billionaire propagandist who owns Politico, motherhood, misogyny, and more. As usual, please leave
Our Rulers Take So Very Much And Give Us So Very Little
Reading by Tim Foley: Sure plutocrats are killing our biosphere, but hey, at least they’re creating technology that lets you avoid the cognitive discomfort of writing your own words and thinking your own thoughts. Sure the empire is butchering human beings at horrifying scale around
Three Recent Examples Of AI Being Used For Empire Propaganda
Reading by Tim Foley: In the last few days I’ve seen three separate instances of generative AI being used to promote propaganda for US-Israeli war agendas which are worth paying attention to. Firstly, an Israel-based company called Generative AI for Good has been creating deepfakes
HAVE SOLD 126 TICKETS TO LAUNCH OF ‘WALK IN THE SPIRIT’. ROOM CAPACITY IS 140. WILL BE DELIGHTED IF YOU ARE ONE OF FINAL 14.
The launch of WALK IN THE SPIRIT is on Friday 27 March at Noon at the Royal on the Park in Alice Street Brisbane. The 126 who have bought tickets have paid 95 dollars each for a special Uluru Burger with a drink and coffee, as well as a signed book, with the surplus...
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...
The ACT appoints its first Aboriginal Chief Coroner, After Years of Calling For Justice for Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
This article includes the names of Aboriginal People who have died, and mentions instances of racism. History has been made with the announcement of the appointment of Justice Louise Taylor as Chief Magistrate of the ACT – a role that also makes her the Chief Coroner. Justice Taylor is
Daily Reporting: Jeffrey Winmar inquest, Day 8, April 10th, 2026
Disclaimer: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers please be advised this article mentions the name of an Aboriginal person who has died in custody. This article also mentions acts of violence. Accounts and names have been published with permission given to the author from the family. Day 8 – 10th
Daily Reporting: Jeffrey Winmar inquest, Day 7, April 9th, 2026
Disclaimer: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers please be advised this article mentions the name of an Aboriginal person who has died in custody. This article also mentions acts of violence. Accounts and names have been published with permission given to the author from the family. Day 7 – 9
Starmer’s silly talking points: King Charles III visits Washington
He can hardly be blamed for being given the brief by his Prime Minister. King Charles III is in the United States on a repair job, playing diplomatic handyman and mender for Sir Keir Starmer and the US-UK alliance so long regarded as special. On the occasion of the 250th
Time for Trump to dictate terms of Iran’s surrender
President Trump’s patience must have been pushed to its limit with his announcement cancelling Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit to Islamabad on April 25 to continue negotiations begun with Iran on April 12 – after Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan on 24 April and Iran said
Fiendish feminists’ suicide gotcha
Last Christmas, one of our major suicide prevention groups had a call from a very distressed, suicidal man. The counsellor did his best to support him and arranged to keep in touch. But there was no answer to the counsellor’s follow up calls. Following their organisation’s duty of care rules,
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Where the truth goes to die: Trump’s chaos and the politics of distrust
In this episode, we explore the latest incident involving Donald Trump, framed as an assassination attempt but unfolding in a political environment where truth itself has been eroded beyond recognition. As conspiracy theories mix in with official narratives, we examine how years of attacks on “fake news,” media manipulation and
Anzac Day hijacked: Culture wars at dawn
This week, we examine how Anzac Day in Australia has become the latest battleground in an escalating culture war, with scenes of booing at Dawn Services during Welcome to Country ceremonies, and the increasing influence of right-wing political groups such as Advance Australia and Fight for Australia. What was once
“From the river to the sea” and the law: A dangerous slide into political censorship
What began as peaceful protest in Brisbane – the usual placards, people calling for an end to the war in Gaza and justice for Palestinians – has been transformed into a test case for the limits of political expression in Australia. This demonstration descended into a confrontation with police, not