Oh what a day!
Remember when Australia Day used to be a bit of a yawn, particularly for women who got so few gongs? This year will surely go down as the most controversial, …
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When we give our nations highest honour to a bigot, we undermine the whole system.
As I’m sure anyone reading the news now knows, Margaret Court was awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia this year. Her award this year was virtually the same …
Mandatory media code is patronage
Having persuaded the Government that Google and Facebook should subsidise large, old-style media, the Murdoch press is at it again, wanting to privatise/make more conservative, the National broadcaster. This will …
Oceans of waste
Why is there so much plastic waste in our oceans? Surely its not the litter from parties on our beaches? Surely its not from illegal dumping at sea? The answer is that …
Telling it like it is on the environment
Environment scientists in Australia and the US have reviewed the evidence and found that future environmental conditions will be far more dangerous than currently believed. Here is a link to …
Aust missing from countries joining One Planet Summit.
50 countries have now joined a coalition vowing to protect 30% of land and sea to stop species extinction and address climate change by 2030. The One Planet Summit was …
Donald Trump says he wants an orderly transition
In an unusually scripted piece, President Trump appears finally to have accepted his loss of office. The rhetoric has changed, whether he truly means it is another question. Meanwhile the …
The US Senate certifies results after mob invasion
A pro-Trump angry mob stormed the US Senate today in an attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden as President-elect. One woman was fatally shot by an officer. The …
Sweet spin deal for the boys the latest rort
Richard Forbes, former media adviser to Nationals leader Mark Vaile, made a proposal to the PM and was given a contract, sans tender, for $189k for a project to show …
‘one’ a small step for the PM
Well done and thanks to Premier Berejiklian and the Prime Minister for swapping ‘young’ for ‘one’ in the National Anthem. It’s closer to the truth, it’s symbolically important and it’s …