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Donnie Darwin
By James Moore They don’t have a plan. But they do have a goal. And the results will have an effect similar to eugenics. Elonald is doing surgery on government budgets with a chainsaw. The […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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The rise and rise of the right
One from the archives on our sister site, published by Bert Hetenbry. I hate it when this happens: stroll into a bookshop and see a book that looks good, read the cover notes and spend […]
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Clenching my buttocks & keeping it short ‘n light
I like to rummage about in the back drawers of our culture, dig out a bunch of glittery gee-gaws and trinkets, and then play with them in public. I have been called a ‘Cultural Commentator’ […]
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Peter Dutton: Then and now, always the wrong man for the job
Those of you who read my weekly missives could not but conclude other than l have very little time for Peter Dutton. Others, more credentialed than l, also have little time for him. I promise […]
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How bloody well informed are we? It doesn’t look good!
This is the dead land* this is cactus land here the stone images are raised, here they receive the supplication of a dead man’s hand under the twinkle of a fading star. […]
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Nuclear Gamble is an Economic Wrecking Ball
Kate Hook Media Release Nuclear gamble is an economic wrecking ball – Lithgow and the Central West deserve better Independent candidate for Calare, Kate Hook, has slammed the Coalition’s nuclear proposal, calling it an economic […]
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Taxpayers should not foot the bill for nuclear risk
Australians for Affordable Energy Media Release If private insurers refuse to cover nuclear reactors the financial risks will be shifted onto Australian taxpayers, meaning we are still unclear how much taxpayers will have to cover […]