In defence of Dawn Fraser
I must speak in defence of Dawn Fraser. She has come under fire for using the following language when discussing Nick Kyrgios' apparent tanking of certain points in his fourth round loss at Wimbledon:
"They...
Call for referendum: Should we give yet more money on unsecured terms to Greece?
The eurozone has given Greece a sum of money which is beyond precedent - €32.000 for every Greek man, woman and child. Greece obtained that money through fraud and false pretences. Now that it...
Surprise! Q&A audience not representative of Australian population.
You would never know it if you (foolishly) took a Q&A audience as representative of the voters of Australia. But it seems the PM, and Coalition government, are absolutely on the right tram (so...
PETA to confirm 1st non-human parliament candidate
Following the news that the Greens have endorsed Australia’s first transgender candidate for federal parliament, animal advocate group PETA have fast tracked an announcement confirming the first non-human candidate for parliament, a horse named...
Greek ‘yes’ vote is Russian Roulette (with fully loaded gun)
In Sunday's referendum, over 60 per cent of Greek voters voted down the deal with the EU and its proposed bailout package.
Commentators have stated that this, and recent events see Greece drift into uncharted...
This flag ended slavery
In reflecting on events in America over the last few weeks, it is worth examining some history, and the way we remember that history.
This year marks 150 years since the end of the American...
Questions and Interruptions
Following a review of the ABC’s flagship political affairs show Q&A, XYZ has learned that a new format for the popular program is to be implemented. Rather than conceal its political bias in undergraduate...
Greece vote No to reason, Yes to Socialist self destruction
Like a former champion fronting up at Wimbledon for another ill-fated campaign, Greece showed some vintage form as it delivered the latest scene of the now-showing Greek tragedy. Lets give it a name: "My...
Australia’s most unpopular man free to criticize much loved Australian of the Year.
There are few benefits to being Australia’s least popular man; however former leader of the Australian Labor Party, Mark Latham, has found a silver lining to this particularly dark cloud. Long-time enemy of the...
Who is more likely to ‘unfriend’ you – online and in real life?
A couple of weeks ago I attempted to tally up the number of people who have 'unfriended' me on Facebook over the last 3 years. The final figure came to just under 20. Of...
