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Articles by David Ayliffe

About David Ayliffe
David is a troubled individual. He’s troubled about our crazy world where some people prefer Fascists and $$$ to those who actually care about equality and people. His curious passions include: his family; Best People Care Pty Ltd, his disability business in the Yarra Ranges; his vision for a children led global kindness movement; and his podcast “Love, Laughter and Kindness” available on YouTube and all the major streaming platforms. A frustrated writer his work features here, on Substack and on his website which also includes the podcast www.zorzle.org
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Craig Foster Kicking Goals For Humanity

16 July 2026 David Ayliffe 1
How Sport demonstrates our need for Rules Based Order, so we don’t fail the fairness Test. I was delighted when former Socceroo, broadcaster, film producer, author, and refugee advocate Craig Foster agreed to be interviewed […]
Smiling man with planets in background.
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World Kindness Day Beyond the Candle’s Flicker: How Humanity Might Reawaken

13 November 2025 David Ayliffe 4
Inspired by the vision of Carl Sagan What if the selfishness and cruelty of our modern world was a passing blip in time? The warnings that Carl Sagan gave before his death 29 years ago […]
Man carrying injured child through dusty street.
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Listen Up, World: Is it Kind?

18 September 2025 David Ayliffe 1
The Litmus Test for our Kids, Our Leaders and Ourselves In the measure of words, kindness is up there but doesn’t top the pops. Yet “Is it Kind?” is a powerful question for us to […]
A young girl looks worried while adults in the background appear distressed.
Politics

What Really is AntiSemitism?

18 May 2025 David Ayliffe 4
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 […]
Donald Trump dressed as a regal king sitting on an ornate throne.
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The King Who Didn’t – Tale of a Very Sad Failed Man

21 April 2025 David Ayliffe 1
The King who didn’t, didn’t care, No matter what happened anywhere. His biggest worry  – was his hair, While his people lived in such despair. So when King Don farted As he departed His people […]
The Landlord's Game board setup with cards.
Politics

Washington, your Monopoly game, it’s not for kids

2 March 2025 David Ayliffe 1
So why did you let them throw the dice? We used to think Monopoly was an innocent and fun board game for children and families to enjoy, and many millions have done just that. The […]
Decorated eggs with hats and faces.
Politics

Do you want political eggs for breakfast? : The question so hard to answer

11 February 2025 David Ayliffe 3
You’ve got to have empathy for our elected party politicians. Life is a challenge for them in managing their roles and let’s face it, love em or loathe them, most work very hard at doing […]
Cityscape with smoke rising from explosions.
Social Justice

What if Chicago or Brisbane was Gaza?

28 January 2025 David Ayliffe 4
More than 46,000 dead, All Infrastructure Gone Every year since the liberation of Auschwitz and the horrors revealed then, people have continued to say “Never Again”. I remember being in Phoenix Arizona in 1995 when […]
Speaker in suit raising fist beside national flags
Politics

Murdoch gets The Don right

24 January 2025 David Ayliffe 4
I never thought I’d be lauding Melbourne’s trashy Herald-Sun for getting something right but this headline is perfect. I once worked for Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate at the birth of the schism when the correctly […]
Four people smiling at formal event.
Politics

Netflix Robodebt Australia’s War Against The People

7 January 2025 David Ayliffe 8
Bigger Than ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ I have just watched Mr Bates Vs The Post Office, a fantastic four part series about the ineptitude of the British Post Office and a corrupt computer […]
Walrus in suit speaking at a podium.
Politics

The Party That Killed Democracy

6 January 2025 David Ayliffe 4
The demise of Western Democracy has been predicted in various ways over the years. It all started I think with The Party, or at least a Party. Remember that party when there was lots of […]

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