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Proposed extension to North West Shelf Gas project
This blog post is based on a thread I posted on Bluesky in late May, which I have amended slightly to improve its readability and to take account of some additional information. The thread was an attempt to state and … Continue reading
The Voice: questions and answers for everyday Australians
The Voice: questions and answers for everyday Australians Later this year there will be a national referendum about a proposed change to the Australian Constitution. The reason for the change is to give recognition to the First Peoples of our … Continue reading
We’ve looked at clouds too, Joni
As 2020 drew to a close, Maggie and I said goodbye to the house that had been our home for more than 15 years. We’d been very happy there but, in the second half of 2017, we realised that we … Continue reading
Red Thai curry duck legs
In a previous post, I mentioned that Maggie and I were able to purchase a variety of cuts of duck from one of our local supermarkets. The range included pre-cooked duck legs that were packaged with one of three different … Continue reading
Reckonings with racism: is the tide turning in Australia?
When the awful images of black American George Floyd being murdered by a police officer first appeared, they triggered the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement across the US. It was soon replicated in many other parts of the world, including here … Continue reading
Lidia Thorpe learns a lesson?
Senator Lidia Thorpe is an Indigenous woman from Victoria and is one of sixteen members of the federal parliament from the Australian Greens. The leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt describes her as “a warrior for her people”. The Greens … Continue reading
The day the real Julia Gillard stood up
10 years plus 10 days ago, the then Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard made a speech in the national parliament that has become known as the ‘Misogyny Speech’. Before long, the was something of a global sensation, especially among … Continue reading
From ridiculous to bull dust – Dutton on emissions
It is widely accepted that one of the key factors in the May 2022 federal election result was the Coalition’s unwillingness, throughout its nine years in office, to take any meaningful action to reduce Australia’s contribution to the emissions that … Continue reading
Balance: a mixed blessing for a rabid rabble
One of the hottest topics on my Twitter timeline is biased media coverage of federal and state politics. I will confess that I have occasionally thrown a bit of wood on the raging fires of discontent myself, especially during this … Continue reading
The first Albanese budget and those tax cuts
Since the welcome change of Australia’s federal government in May, few, if any, political topics have been written and spoken about more than what is known as ‘the stage 3 tax cuts’. With the new government scheduled to introduce its … Continue reading
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