Muslim scholar: reform islam to alleviate poverty
I am always interested in the arguments of muslims who are pressing for reform of their own religion.
When we consider which voices from the...
[NO SPOILERS] Star Wars and Just War
There is an old story that goes as follows. A woman was relaxing one weekend around her house while her husband was watching the...
ABC “Not Biased” Says Biased Review
An editorial review, commissioned by the board of the ABC and headed up by Ray Martin has found that the ABC's program Q&A is...
Lost in Translation? Quote of the Day, 16/12/15
The Global Times, a Chinese state-owned news agency today issued a stern warning to the Australian Government after a Royal Australian Air Force surveillance...
Islamic Teacher: Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus were Muslims
Meet Dr Bilal Philips, a shining example of the Islamic Salafi tradition, who is founder of the Islamic Online University, and appears regularly on...
Greens Voters: The Grinches Who Stole Christmas
A poll carried out by the Guardian has revealed something we've all had a sneaking suspicion about for a while: Those who vote Greens are...
Plankton Apocalypse
Well that’s settled it for me. This climate change caper is serious stuff and life as we know it is pretty much over. I’m...
Sydney Siege “Wasn’t Terrorist Event” – Lord Mayor Clover Moore: Quote of the Day
There was no way the XYZ could look past the comments made today by the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, spoken in relation...
Straight to the Point: Budgets and ponzi schemes
I wrote a while back, we have a structural 50 to 70 billion dollar per annum budget deficit. What we see now is a...
