Bert Hetebry

Perpetuating Trauma

There was some good news yesterday. A ceasefire has been called in the Israel/Gaza conflict. It capped off a disturbing…

2 months ago

Democracy: Swings and Merry-go-rounds

Jimmy Carter’s Law Day Speech 4 May 1974: ‘I’m not a qualified to talk to you about law, because in…

2 months ago

How equal is equal?

It’s an interesting question. Does equality mean that we are all treated the same? Does equality mean we are all…

2 months ago

What I wished I’d known at 45

It was a question, asking for advice, I think. I’m old, much older than 45, so the question may well…

2 months ago

Democracy: Party or Independents?

The rise of independent members of parliament and the interest in having more raises intriguing questions. I like the idea…

2 months ago

Climate Change and Genocide

The average rainfall in the wine growing region of Margaret River in South West Western Australia is around 1,130mm per…

3 months ago

Convenient generalisations

Generalisations are good, aren’t they? “They (Young people) have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or…

3 months ago

Is it Armageddon?

I cannot be sure, but I seem to recall that Scott Morrison’s attitude to global warming ran something like, ‘it…

3 months ago

Let’s not look at Africa

It’s been 30 years since the genocide of Rwanda. I recall driving my children to school as the news was…

3 months ago