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Stasi Australia.
Written in 2020, at the beginning of Australia’s truly insane reaction to Covid, regarded as one of the worst if not the worst in the world, spearheaded by the now much reviled Prime Minister Scott Morrison, it has proved all too prophetic. An overwhelmed and...
Fire the Liar: Pauline Hanson’s Crowdfunding Blitz Turns Australian Politics Upside Down
In just days, a simple slogan has captured the Australian public’s imagination like few political campaigns in recent memory. “Fire the Liar” – Pauline Hanson’s audacious One Nation fundraising drive targeting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese – has raised over $3.6...
Australia’s Bulwark against Populism Is Cracking
Rebekah Barnett: Brownstone Institute he right-wing populist wave that broke over much of the democratic world with Brexit and the first Trump presidency in 2016 barely lapped at Australia’s shores. The island nation’s compulsory, preferential voting system and...
Some Guy Broke Into My House
Reading by Tim Foley: Some guy broke into my house and set up residence in the study room. He says his great-grandparents used to live in this house and now he won’t leave. My family and I tried to kick him out but he got
Rumbling
Reading by Tim Foley: If you can hear the whalesthrough your glowing foot roots,then stand up. Open your mouth.Let their aria rip through you.Let it pound up and outso the others can find you. Burrrp! Now’s not the time for politeness, my love.We’re staring down
Israelis Invaded Lebanon And Then Cried Victim When Their Soldiers Got Killed, And Other Notes
Reading by Tim Foley: In a move that surprised precisely zero people, Israel once again bombed the shit out of Lebanon while Netanyahu continued to insist that the IDF will continue its extensive occupation of Lebanese territory. Israel’s actions resulted in Tehran calling off scheduled
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...
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Hanson and the politics of hate
Pauline Hanson’s first appearance at the National Press Club was a reminder of her political formula that has remained unchanged for 30 years. Immigration, multiculturalism, Indigenous Australians, transgender people, government spending and social change were once again presented as the source of Australia’s problems, continuing a style of politics built
The war that achieved nothing: Why the US and Israel are the biggest losers
For months, if not years, the world was told – mainly by the United States and Israel – that a confrontation with Iran was totally necessary and inevitable. When the attacks on Iran commenced in late February, the markets reacted accordingly, oil prices surged and the shipping routes through the
The One Nation reality check is coming soon
Recent polling showing strong support for One Nation continues to generate fear on the left and excitement on the right across Australia’s political class. These numbers won’t hold up until the 2028 election – still two years away – but that’s almost beside the point. The real story is a