“I Did Your Own Research”
Over the course of teaching some hundreds of students how to write a persuasive essay, I’ve come to a couple of conclusions that I’d like to share. First, I want to clarify that I have […]
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Let’s Ban Division This Australia Day!
This Australia Day it’s worth remembering that our ANZACs invaded Turkey so that we could all be free to celebrate Australia Day on the 26th of January and don’t let anyone tell you differently. In […]
Will Trump Rename The Great Australian Bight Because It’s Misspelt?
Now it’s only a few days until Trump takes the reigns of the presidency… Yes, yes I know it’s normally spelled “reins” but surely one of his first acts will be to announce his emperoracy […]
After Pressure, Zuckerberg Announces Philomena Cunk To Be Sole Fact Checker!
Ok, the main concern when people start “fact checking” is who checks the fact checkers… Having said that, there are certain things that are generally accepted and, while these may change over time, there’s a […]
When You Can’t Say “Merry Christmas”!
Someone just told me that it was inappropriate to say, “Merry Christmas.” I told them that it’s a free country and that I can say what I like and I won’t be dictated to by […]
This Is Not A Conspiracy Theory… It’s Not Clickbait, Either
“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” (George Orwell, 1984). “I guess it’s worth pointing out the obvious – that the very governors and […]
Is Peter Dutton A Political Genius Like Trump?
Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is the cleverest political ploy since Scott Morrison convinced the party to support net zero by 2050 on the condition that they didn’t have to actually commit to doing anything to […]