Satire
The Shocking Economic Record Of The Labor Party…
No doubt some of you missed the terrible news in the latter part of the week: There was strong jobs growth and the unemployment rate is around 4%… This is – apparently – bad news […]
Year: 2025
Politics
Is News Corp dying?
While the former United States of America are demonstrably becoming less united, there is potentially another empire crumbling away. The Murdoch media empire, News Corporation, is the proprietor of numerous companies that are loosely aligned […]
Politics
Is it constitutionally possible for Donald Trump to run for president again?
What a scary thought: “How does 12 years of Donald Trump as US President sound? Former White House chief strategist and Trump’s long-time ally Steve Bannon has already raised eyebrows with the proposition the current […]
AIM Extra
What will it take?
In today’s world, it is increasingly evident that a small minority of super-rich and powerful individuals wield disproportionate influence over societal narratives. One of the most troubling aspects of this influence is their repeated attempts […]
Politics
How the SmartCard Continues the Failures of the Indue Card
By Denis Hay Description The SmartCard replaced the Indue Card, but has anything changed? Discover the truth behind its restrictions, privatisation, and better welfare alternatives. Introduction – A New Name, Same Old Problems Picture this: […]
AIM Extra
Second Endings: Terminating ‘Neighbours’ (Again)
Soppy, soapy and interminable, the Australian series Neighbours, the staple for millions of British (and Australian) watchers for years, their tonic and medication from reality, is being terminated for the second time. In 2022, steady […]
Politics
The art of living in interesting times
Sometimes I can’t keep up. The treadmill feels like it is moving too fast. At heart I am a bleeding-heart namby-pamby liberal pussy. Consequently, I find it virtually impossible to not overly worry about matters […]
Politics
Conveniently forgotten and ignored: the 8 years war in Ukraine up to 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKetrodpoY There’s uproar in the Western media, about Donald Trump wanting to negotiate with Putin, a peace deal in Ukraine. And Trump called Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy a dictator and blamed him for starting the present […]
Politics
What part will Murdoch play in the upcoming election?
This is not just a matter of curiosity, but a call to action. It’s about hate, and the power of it. It is destructive to democracy when the wealthy misuse their power for their own […]
Politics
Tittle-tattle, rittle-rattle: Dutton in Adelaide
Another fudgestone kop prank from spudsville courtesy of Sky News king of muck rakers. An unletter to the Sydney Morning Herald, and thanks to GL for the thumbs up this morning, following on from ‘How […]
Politics
Phoning a friend: Was it a mistake to re-elect Donald Trump?
A bit over a week ago I published Goodbye, America with the introduction: I admit it: I was intrigued by all this AI stuff so I thought I’d try it out. I’ve seen articles this […]
Politics
Culture overlooked on North Shore
By Jane Salmon An increasingly diverse area of northern Sydney (north shore) is keen to demonstrate both its love of the arts and demand for a suitable community rehearsal and performance space. Any gravy trains […]
Politics
Peter Dutton carries Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison baggage into the election
After nine shambolic years of the Abbott, Turnbull, and Morrison governments (2013 to 2022) it’s hard to see a Dutton government doing anything but emulate the policy failures of their three predecessors across economic, social, […]
Politics
Independent Voices Crucial to Australia’s Democratic Future
Media Release Kate Hook, community independent candidate for Calare has called out the federal government’s electoral reforms as nothing short of a direct attack on Australia’s democratic future. The bill, recently passed by Parliament, will […]
Politics
Privileged arrogance
A young woman died in a car crash in a leafy green suburb of Perth over the weekend. She was setting off for an evening with friends and had done the safe thing, booked a […]