“When a soldier dies, the one thing we need to be able to do is to look their widow in the eye and say, “Your husband didn’t die in vain”. If that is bullshit and their husband died for nothing, then that is an outrage.” Former military lawyer David McBride disclosed classified documents to the Continue reading »
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Japan’s Ambassador to Australia, HE Shingo Yamagami, enjoys his media profile. He appears frequently on Sky News, advises Australia publicly on how it should manage its official relations with China, and describes himself as a former spymaster. Maybe the Ambassador aspires to be a legend in his own lunchtime. In the olden days, diplomatic cadets Continue reading »
Gas swan dive due to LNG glut in China?
What if the press reaction should Russia succeed in Ukraine is a big Emily Litella "Never mind"?
Protecting all workers from Covid infection isn't even on the table.
Pokies den operators Clubs NSW has warned both sides contesting the NSW election to be careful on any planned reforms of the industry as it will only hurt Nanna. ”We all know and love our Nanna,” said a Clubs NSW... Read More ›
“The U.S. government believes that the only democratic institution in Venezuela is an assembly that has not met in seven years and whose term has expired,” writes Vijay Prashad, an Indian historian, editor and journalist in a recent article from Consortium News. Without a single word of dispute for Vijay’s presented view of the United Continue reading »
The nation is approaching a watershed decision. Are we brave enough to try and correct the wrongs of the past? The Voice. These two simple words have unleashed a manufactured storm. For me they set running a kaleidoscope of scenes: Captain Cook’s arrival The astonishment of the people already here Cook’s abandonment of his instructions Continue reading »
Hannah Dickinson, an asylum lawyer from the Asylum Seeker Rights Centre, is reported in The Canberra Times to “have rubbished suggestions people are seizing on huge backlogs of asylum applications to lodge bogus claims for protection”. Yet in the same article, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) is reported to have said asylum “backlogs (have) Continue reading »
The announcement this month by the Albanese government that Australia would be acquiring HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) batteries from the United States can be put down to a few factors. One is that sense of being left out of the club. If European states can have such launchers with seemingly devastating effect, why Continue reading »