When Islam has nothing to do with Islam
"Islam has nothing to do with Islam."
You might have heard this rather sarcastic phrase. Despite its cynicism, it is however, a phrase that sums up rather well the presentation of Islam by our media...
Quote of the Day: Go home, hug your teddy.
The XYZ Quote of the Day for Tuesday October 27, 2015, goes to a great scientist and thinker who has summarised well what we have touched on over the last few days. Love him...
Belgian officials rush to appeasement after attack on army barracks
Yesterday, a man wearing a balaclava tried to ram his way into a Belgian army base. Information on the incident remains sketchy. What is incredible is the language used by the Belgian officials reporting...
The Alice in Wonderland of National Unity
Does anyone else feel like we have fallen down the rabbit hole when it comes to the discussion of national unity?
Last year, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott caused controversy when he said, "You don't...
How low can Bill go?
The latest round of polls have not been kind on opposition leader Bill Shorten. Whilst his opponent soars into the 60's and high 60's in terms of popularity, with the Liberal party resurgent, poor...
Who wants to be politically correct?
The term "politically correct" is rather pervasive these days. It's a catch cry and a creed to aspire to and live by. But have you ever stopped and considered what it really means?
Consider this:...
Shock beheading of crocodile in Northern Australia
The shock beheading of a crocodile has been reported to the Australian Federal Police this week after a crocodile's body was discovered by park rangers under a bridge on the Arnhem Highway.
Evidence from an...
ISIS humiliated as U.S. and Kurds free prisoners
United States and Kurdish forces have stormed an Islamic State prison, freeing 70 hostages.Sadly, one U.S. soldier lost his life in the operation, while several IS militants were captured or killed. The liberation of...
Donald Trump: World would be a better place if Gaddafi and Saddam still in...
United States presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said what it appears many are thinking; that the world would be a better place if Libya's Colonel Gaddafi and Iraq's Saddam Hussein were still in power.
"People...
A “statesman” speaks
What a conciliatory statesman is Mahmoud Abbas. The President of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority, still, even after unilaterally extending his own tenure in the top job several years after...
