Politics
The tax and housing crisis (part 1)
By Lee Capocchi Plenty has been written about the cost of tax breaks for investors and the impact it has on the market. Less has been written about “incentives” like 5% deposits and first homeowners’ […]
Year: 2026
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The Sentinel Chronicles: Book 1, Chapter 4
THE SENTINEL CHRONICLES Book One: In the Beginning Chapter Four: The Long Patrol As told by Elohim, The Mother of All Things Transcribed from the Eternal Archives by her Son, The Sentinel After the first […]
Politics
How Propaganda Works in Australian Politics and Media
By Denis Hay Description How propaganda works in Australia through media repetition, political advertising, and psychology, shaping belief without censorship. Introduction: Why Propaganda Still Works on Intelligent People Many Australians believe propaganda is something […]
Politics
The Fatal Costs of the Philippines-Taiwan War Scenario
By Dr Dan Steinbock The Philippines is preparing for a Taiwan war. That’s known. But the costs of that “inevitable war” are not. It’s time to address them. In August 2025, President Marcos Jr. […]
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Tim Wilson Wants to Talk About Respect. But First, a Few Questions
Reputation laundering, borrowed credibility, and the psychology of the charm offensive – what Tim Wilson’s community forum really tells us about how he operates By Sue Barrett The Audacity of It All There is a […]
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Suing for Social Media Addiction: Mark Zuckerberg takes the Stand
It’s not a rare thing to see the founder of Facebook ducking and weaving before the irate comments of Congress as he explains, for yet another time, why his network does not harm, has no […]
Politics
“We are citizens until we are inconvenient”
By Maria Millers “Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future” (Maria Montessori). The plight of a group […]
Politics
The Real Crime Wave
It began, as these things do, with grave faces on breakfast television. The nation was informed that the greatest threat to the Australian way of life was not money laundering through Crown towers of glass, […]
Politics
How ‘local’ was taken out of local government
HOW LOCAL WAS TAKEN OUT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT And Why Victoria’s Suburbs Are Now Governed by Algorithms, Ambition, and Aqueducts to Nowhere I. THE KENNETT EARTHQUAKE (1992-1999) When Jeff Kennett’s Liberal-National coalition swept into office […]
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Sniffer dogs team up with air sampling device to tackle wildlife trafficking
Adelaide University Media Release Adelaide University researchers have shown that pairing sniffer dogs with a simple air-sampling device could dramatically improve the detection of illegally trafficked wildlife hidden inside shipping containers. In a new paper […]
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The Border Wall and All Y’all
By James Moore “In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy” (John Steinbeck). My tendency has been to want to write a requiem for the Big Bend region […]
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The Sickle Sceptre Sway
So stow your gods and idols wherever you make your bed, listen to the theatre, the voices in your head. This article is the extant poem further below, but a few words and banter I […]
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The hospital ship that wasn’t there
Within hours, the praise was everywhere. President Trump declared on Truth Social he was sending a hospital ship to Greenland to care for neglected and suffering people allegedly ignored by Denmark. Images of a gleaming […]
Satire
Wishing You All A Happy Lent!
I’ve noticed a number of people complaining that the PM mentioned Chinese New Year and Ramadan, but said nothing about Lent… The most interesting part of this for me is that the only people I’ve […]
Politics
The CFMEU Setup: How Workers Get Mugged in an Election Year
Imagine Sarah, nurse at St Vincents, on the Number 96 tram, Melbourne dusk bruising purple outside the windows. Twelve hours done. Her navy scrubs are faded and soft, worn to the shape of her, the […]