Politics
What Really is AntiSemitism?
Israel’s Dichotomy: Is It All About “Us”? Gaza shows the disconnect between who we say we are and the things we do. It reminds us of the inhumanity of war everywhere, revealing the capacity we […]
Month: May 2025
Politics
Weirdos – theirs vs ours
Numerous articles from our legacy website deserve preservation before the site vanishes from the internet late next year. This exceptional piece by Grump Geezer, published on August 2, 2024, is undoubtedly a gem worth keeping. […]
Politics
$100 a Week Boost for Australia’s Poorest: A Game-Changer Funded by the Wealthy
With Australia’s most vulnerable grappling under cost-of-living pressures, raising pension and income support payments by $100 a week has strong justification. This would deliver $26 billion yearly to five million Australians, from Age Pensioners to […]
Politics
Rehabilitation and Confidence Tricks: Al-Sharaa, Trump and Sanctions
Contrary to the propaganda of moral upstarts, terrorism pays. It proves rewarding. It establishes states and reconstitutes others. It encourages change, for ill or otherwise. The stance taken, righteously pitiful, on not negotiating with those […]
Politics
US mainstream media still censoring US enabled Israeli genocide in Gaza
By Walt Zlotow For the past 586 days US mainstream media refuses to condemn US enabling Israeli genocide of 2,300,000 Palestinians in Gaza. The word genocide never appears in their print or pixels. They barely […]
Politics
President Trump on Ukraine: In pursuit of peace or glory
Yes, he’s a narcissist, yes he’s racist, misogynist, crooked in business, and with no regard for civil institutions and laws. And he’s just been sucking up to the nastiest, most murderous, Arabian Gulf regime, in […]
Health
How Capitalism Took Over Australia – And How We Take It Back
By Denis Hay Description Explore capitalism and its colonial roots, neoliberalism’s rise, and how Australians can build a fairer, more dignified future for all. Introduction: A Nation Once Built on Shared Prosperity Picture this: It’s […]
Politics
Holy War on Preferential Voting: Coalition Media arm’s Pearl-Clutching Crusade after Getting Smoked by Labor’s Landslide
By Hunter S. Thompson’s Caffeinated Ghost 1. The Coalition’s Media Arm Tantrum: “We Lost? Must Be the System’s Fault!” Let’s set the scene: It’s May 2025, and the Australian political landscape is littered with the […]
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Guarding Our Minds: Thinking Freely in a Noisy, Tangled World
Resisting Conformity with Curiosity and Resolve By Sue Barrett I came across this quote, its origin uncertain, but its insight invaluable: “The world’s complexity and ambiguity can be unsettling. Resisting this confusion, however, leads to […]
Politics
Unprecedented Presidency: Trump’s Documented World Records
Donald Trump has long been associated with superlatives, often touting his achievements as record-breaking. His second term is already marked by a notable claim: receiving the most expensive gift ever accepted by a U.S. president. […]
Satire
Sussan Ley’s Morrison-Inspired Shadow Ministry Marathon
Note: This article is satire. The LNP is in tatters after a bruising federal election earlier this month, plummeting to just 39 seats in the House of Representatives while Labor, under Anthony Albanese, soared to […]
Politics
The National Party’s Bold Gambit: Overreaching or Overdue?
By Jim McIntosh Ever wonder why old men yell at clouds? Here’s a case study. The National Party, riding a wave of self-proclaimed success in the recent federal election, is flexing its muscles within the […]
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The view from Bradfield
The view from Bradfield By Jane Salmon Some people believe a first class ticket even guarantees them VIP status in the only lifeboat … While everyone is carefully counting the Bradfield votes for the third […]
Politics
Trump, Planes and the Arabian Gulf Tour
They seemed made for each other. A former reality television star, with dubious real estate credentials, a freakish alienation from the truth, and the various leaders of the Gulf States, who never found truthful assessments […]
Politics
India-Pakistan: A hostile relationship
By Isidoros Karderinis India and Pakistan have been involved in four major wars to date since gaining independence from Great Britain in August 1947. They have also been involved in dozens of skirmishes and conflicts […]