Satire
In praise of Pauline Hanson and One Nation
You can laugh. You can sneer. But we will show you! BUT… the time needs action, not just words. FIRST ACTION. We must get rid of compulsory voting. That is the Nanny State in operation. […]
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Is One Nation fit to govern Australia? What would their team look like?
Considering where her party stands today, the statement is fair: One Nation is not fit to govern Australia. Picture Pauline Hanson as Australia’s Prime Minister. Can you see her at the United Nations, holding court […]
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The Philosopher and the Author – Marx, Dickens, and the Unfinished Struggle Against Extraction
Dedicated to my wife – my co-conspirator, my always, the one who has always understood that the thread never truly frays. Introduction: Two Witnesses to the Same Fire Karl Marx and Charles Dickens were not […]
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Who exactly is Pauline Hanson fighting for?
By Helen Reynolds For nearly three decades, Pauline Hanson has built her political career around a simple proposition: that she stands up for the “Aussie battler.” It is a powerful image. The struggling family trying […]
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Australia’s councils to vote on landmark motion calling for big polluters to pay for climate damage
Climate Media Centre Media Release Local government leaders from across Australia will vote on a landmark motion at the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) National General Assembly next week, 23–25 June 2026 in Canberra. The […]
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Nasty Fictions: The Global University Ranking System
Ranking universities remains a misleading, fatuous exercise as useful as comparing the tasteful qualities of, say, dependable Russian piroshki with those of an aromatic beef rendang. Chalk and cheese; apples and oranges. But this nasty […]
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Poking the Fish ‘n’ Chips Bear (Sort of)
Dedicated to my wife – who knows exactly which bears to poke. Introduction: When the Bear Blocks First I posted a comment on X. Nothing extraordinary – a mild jest, a raised eyebrow, a screenshot […]
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Pauline Hanson and the Global Populist Wave: Lessons for Australia
Pauline Hanson is not an isolated Australian figure. She forms part of an international pattern of right-wing populist politics that has reshaped debate in many Western democracies. Leaders like Trump in the United States, Farage […]
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Fact-Checking Pauline Hanson’s 2026 National Press Club Address
By Peter Brown In her address to the National Press Club, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson targeted immigration, spending, and social policy, relying on several assertions that clash directly with official data and legislative facts. […]
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What Hanson’s plan to defund the SBS and paywall the ABC could mean for Australia
RMIT University Media Release At One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson’s first address at the National Press Club, she vowed to remove taxpayer funding from SBS and significantly curtail the ABC’s reach and accessibility. An RMIT […]
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Political Donations and Lobbying: Who Influences Australia?
By Denis Hay Description How do political donations and lobbying influence Australia? Examining foreign policy, international law, transparency and democracy. Introduction Australia prides itself on being a democratic nation governed by the rule of […]
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Senseless, Failed war from Day 1 to Day 112… From ‘regime change’ to ‘hail to war winner Iran’
By Walt Zlotow This brief juxtaposition captures a dramatic shift in tone – from revolutionary encouragement backed by American power to formal diplomatic recognition and massive economic engagement – in just over three months. […]
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When Trump came to the National Press Club
By Peter Brown For a moment, it was easy to forget that the speaker standing at the National Press Club was Pauline Hanson. The themes were familiar. Immigration was blamed for almost every social problem. […]
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Emulated Silliness: The UK Under-16 Social Media Ban
Never make laws regarding the unmeasurable and the uncontainable. The silliness of these injunctive measures can only come back and bite. Prohibit brothels, and decent whoring goes into, quite literally, dens of unmonitored squalor, lacking […]
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Poetry: it’s always welcome
By Maria Millers Alas, this exciting news from 2023… “It’s truly exciting news that Australia is about to appoint its first poet laureate in 200 years. At last the Albanese government is giving poetry proper recognition […]