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An Ode for the Unnumbered Dead of Palestine
For the ones who will not be counted, and the ones who refuse to forget. They fall like rain on a land that never learned to hold water – bodies become the soil, then dust, […]
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The President addresses the crisis
As the Middle East lurches towards yet another dangerous escalation following the Israeli bombing of Lebanon and the apparent collapse of President Trump’s much-publicised Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, the world waited anxiously for the […]
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Lion’s Den Politics: Pauline Hanson at the National Press Club
Pauline Hanson has been a fixture of Australian politics since 1996, when she appeared with piercing, shrill bravado as the federal member for Oxley, having been disendorsed for making remarks about Aboriginals by the Liberal […]
Politics
I’m Outraged At The Taxes And Any Plan To Fix Australia’s Debt!
Now I’ve said many times that comparing a federal government’s budget to a household is slightly ridiculous exercise. But – as nobody seems to take any notice – I’ve decided to ignore my own ideas […]
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Is One Nation fit to govern Australia? What would their team look like? (Part 2)
Continued from Part 1 After three decades in politics, Pauline Hanson seems to have grown sharper in nastiness but duller in knowledge and eloquence, even as the Coalition borrows more of her ideas. Once the […]
Satire
Outrage Nation Presents – Who Wants To Be A Trillionaire?
Mick voted for Outrage Nation because he was angry. The rent was ridiculous. The groceries were ridiculous. His power bill looked like a ransom note. Every politician seemed more interested in explaining problems than solving […]
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Monoculture is not Strength. It’s a Death Sentence for Economies and Societies
Humans have run this experiment before. It does not end well for the monoculture. One Nation Is The Wrong Answer To The Right Question – Part Five. By Sue Barrett “We cannot be a multicultural […]
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A Question of Loyalty – When Australian Politicians Speak for a Foreign State
Dedicated to my wife, who has always insisted on seeing consistency in me, no matter what my role. I. Introduction: A State Within a State? The Australian voter is entitled to representatives whose sole loyalty […]
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Obama personage rises, presidency fades ten years out
By Walt Zlotow The Obama Presidential Center opened Thursday with Super Bowl style hoopla for one of the most beloved American leaders this century. As one Chicagoan reminisced about meeting the candidate in an […]
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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 […]