Black lives matter
BREAKING: A man has been arrested in the United States in relation to what appears to be a racially motivated hate crime. You haven't...
Goodes booed by Victorian crowd
AFL administrators are dismayed that Adam Goodes was once again booeed in Melbourne. On this occasion St Kilda supporters were identified as 'the face...
Build me a Wall
We live in a world that has walls. Some are very visible. Some are less tangible, like the borders between sovereign nations. But they...
Backhanded compliments and the untouchable idiots
While reflecting on various matters recently, a moment of inspiration struck me with the words to articulate a growing and disturbing trend.
Simply put: We...
What is wrong with this article? “Savings” through ineptitude.
What is wrong with this article?
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/29378542/state-gets-a-226m-road-build-boost/
Basically, through ineptitude the government saves some money. What the article does not highlght, is how much it wasted.
Here...
Free Speech under attack in Egypt, not at the ABC
Right now journalists and media commentators all over the world are expressing their shock, anger and outrage at the prison sentences handed to three...
Burning the Australian flag
Demonstrators clashed today in Bendigo over the proposal to build a large Mosque with the capacity to accommodate up to two thousand religious adherents,...
Stand up for Sunday Roasts
Boethius has today shared a piece from the Guardian about family roasts. And while Boethius was characteristically humourous, the Guardian's piece frankly got me...
Roast of the Day
Sunday roast would seem to be a tradition of impeccable normality for most Australians. Gathering around the table on what was once the Lord's...
