De-construct me
I was born in to a very middle class, very ordinary, family, in Australia, forty something years ago. Both of my parents are of...
Weekend Arts: Bass, the forgotten instrument in rock
I'm an avid 80's music fan and as I've been listening over the last couple of months, it has occurred to me that the...
Would Isaac Newton be employable in 2015?
A storm over gender politics has been whipped up in the wake of Professor Tim Hunt's remarks about women in the lab. The Nobel...
Science fiction and the battle of futurology
Futurism in science fiction is what makes the genre both exciting and relevant, as it provides parables for how life could be organised here...
Falling out of love with Professor Tim Hunt
Is there something wrong with this world when one of our most gifted scientists is forced to resign from his work – work that...
Borrowing From OUR Future (a follow-up to “Are we luring migrants to their deaths?”)
Recently, my fellow contributor David Hiscox wrote about the link between the expansion of social services and increasing national debt.
As I read over his...
Quote of the Day, 10/6/2015.
Wednesday's Quote of the Day belongs to the Australian Treasurer, Joe Hockey. The XYZ is quoting his full response to two questions from a...
Australian aid and the radicalisation of Aceh
Following the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami which killed more than 170,000 alone in Aceh province, the Australian Government pledged $1 billion towards the...
Quote of the Day 9/6/2015
Tuesday's Quote of the Day comes from an avid poster:
"Capitalist parasite filth sit on their arses and do nothing."
It is as though someone has...
Feminists will forgive terrorists, but not Pastor Mark Driscoll
Controversy was sparked last week when Hillsong church announced that it was inviting the controversial American pastor Mark Driscoll to Australia to participate in...
