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Friendly Jordies Firebombed
While parts of the mainstream media are labelling it an “alleged firebombing” the fact (not allegation) is, controversial YouTuber, Jordan Shanks’s home is smouldering. The corporate media seemed to bask in his misery, with some outlets publishing his address. Is this...
The Great Reset of Australia’s Medical Establishment: The Rise and Rise of the Australian Medical Professionals Society
With Dr Phillip M. Altman, Senior Clinical Trial and Drug Regulatory Affairs Consultant. The massive demonstrations we have seen on the streets, which the government did their best to suppress, to ignore, and to persuade the media not to cover, is now mirrored at a...
Boy On Fire: The Young Nick Cave. The Mark Mordue Interview.
By John Stapleton. We predicted, way way back in 2021, that there was one book birthed out of Australia that year which had all the hallmarks of becoming an international bestseller, and that’s Boy On Fire: The Young Nick Cave. Thus it has proven to be, with the book...
Neuralink microchip ‘ready for humans in six months’, says Elon Musk
TOTT NEWS Neuralink has submitted paperwork to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of implanted brain microchips in humans. The Symbiosis Approaches. Ready for Humans While the world’s richest person distracts the world with Twitter discussions,...
Our very own Marie Antoinette moment
It is a sign of the times that, within the worst cost-of-living crisis in Australia for nearly a century, we are even contemplating the return of the Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne. We are in the grip of an inequality tsunami. Never have so many gone hungry....
What can the hold-up be?
Considering that the Morrison Government was arguably the worst in Australian history, (apologies to Tony Abbott & Joe Hockey) it seems unbelievable that the Albanese Government, seen by so many as the adults come to the rescue of our fair land, should be as...
Why do we bother electing governments, if they don’t show care for their citizens?
This exposition of Australia’s mission, its raison d’etre, is provided by the Parliamentary Education Office: “The Australian Government is responsible for making decisions about how the country is run, including setting a policy agenda, proposing new laws and putting...
Robbing The Global South, Then Scorning Its Poverty: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Listen to a reading of this article:❖Michael Parenti has said that “Poor countries are not ‘under-developed’, they are over-exploited.” The west tends to look down on the rest of the world for reasons that either directly or indirectly relate to the poverty in those nations, which is silly because that
Some Oil Paintings I’ve Done Recently
I’ve been doing a lot of oil painting lately. Here are some of the ones I like:❖Julian Assange.❖Terence McKenna.❖Assange again. I enjoy painting eyes.❖My husband Tim.❖Lightbulbs.❖The grandfather from the documentary About Love.❖__________________________New book! Lao Sue And Other Poems, available in paperback or PDF/ebook.My work is entirely reader-supported, so if you enjoyed this piece please consider
The Incremental Normalization Of Police Murderbots Probably Needs More Attention
Listen to a reading of this article:❖One of the most under-discussed topics in the world right now is how governments have been incrementally pacing the public toward accepting the use of police robots that kill people.The city of San Francisco has voted to legalize the use of killbots in specific
VOICE
Sometime during the second half of 2023, we will be given the opportunity to vote YES or NO in what will be known as the VOICE REFERENDUM that arises from the ULURU STATEMENT FROM THE HEART. As announced by the Prime Minister earlier this year, a YES vote in the...
‘I ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRESENCE IN THE HOUSE OF EVERALD COMPTON AO’.
These friendly words of welcome were made last Wednesday by Hon. Milton Dick MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament. I was visiting Parliament, negotiating on behalf of community projects in which I am personally involved, for the...
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Want to give a valued friend an interesting Christmas present? May I humbly suggest that you just can’t do better than giving your friend all three of my books? This is the way you and I will personalise the deal. I will write your friend’s name in each one, add a...
It’s our Voice – So let us speak
The Voice to Parliament is a contentious issue, including among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are diverse. We are not one homogenous group of people and as such have many differing opinions. I would never claim to speak for anyone but myself on
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton unload Australia’s biggest sucker punch called the NACC. David McBride and Shane Dowling discuss
Below is an interview I recorded with war crimes whistleblower and lawyer David McBride on Friday (2/12/22) discussing the failings of the National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation which passed parliament this week. David […]
Gladys Berejiklian’s former sexual partner Daryl Maguire charged with criminal offences after NSW ICAC investigation. Will Gladys be next?
Former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s former sexual partner Daryl Maguire was in court on Tuesday facing charges of criminal conspiracy over an alleged visa fraud scam while he was a NSW MP. […]
Scott Morrison gives Australia the middle finger with the help of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Scott Morrison lied to the Australian public, again, when he said he would cooperate with the “Inquiry into the Appointment of the Former Prime Minister to Administer Multiple Departments”. Prime Minister Anthony […]
Universities under review, again
Charles William Wentworth, a poet turned politician, established Australia’s first university in Sydney in 1850. His mission was to provide “the opportunity for the child of every class to become great and useful in the destinies of this country.” There are lamentably few poets in the parliament today, but Wentworth’s
NYT needs to end silence on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine
The visit to Hebron this week by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and Kathleen Kingsbury, The New York Times’ Opinion Editor could see the NYT finally breaking its silence on the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine proposal published in the Saudi Arabian government-controlled Al Arabiya News on 8 June
Flat White Change the government, or the reef gets it!
As far as Australian left-wing politicians were concerned, the threatened endangerment finding on the Great Barrier Reef was just blackmail.And now that some of them have their payday, they’re not even coy about what they were up to. As reported in last week’s Australian: ‘The reason that UNESCO in
Parliament House sex assault survivor calls for redress scheme
Wednesday marks a year since Sex Commissioner Kate Jenkins’s Set the Standard report was published. The report described people’s experiences of bullying, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces. The Jenkins Review was initiated after women bravely came forward to share their experiences. This vanguard was followed
Women’s breast satisfaction impacts their quality of life
A recent paper by University of Canberra researchers found women with larger breasts are less satisfied with their breasts and that this has significant implications for their quality of life and physical activity participation. BroadAgenda Editor Ginger Gorman had a chat with two of the paper’s authors, Dr Celeste Coltman and
Break the ice. Not trans and gender-diverse students
The tutor is shouting that we all should pair up and get to know three interesting things about our partner to share with whole class: fun facts like their favourite flavour of ice-cream. Fun fact: These kinds of activities are not fun for transgender and gender diverse students who
The massive media fail, Morrison censured and Labor ends the year on a high
The Victoria election was held last weekend and, contrary to what everyone in the media wanted and predicted, it was another crushing defeat for the Liberal Party. It wasn’t even close. For the past three months, many in the mainstream media predicted Daniel Andrews had to lose
Miners attacking IR changes, despicable media in Victoria, and drop the whistleblower charges now!
Industrial relations are once again in the spotlight, with the mining industry and Qantas joining the Coalition in their attacks on the Labor government’s proposed legislation which will help to increase wages, reduce the gender pay gap, encouraging flexible working arrangements and allow workers from different companies
China Defrosted, the US Midterms and Australia’s Big Gambling Problem
There’s been a major breakthrough in the diplomatic relationship between Australia and China, with the Australian Prime Minister and Chinese president holding a meeting at the G20 summit in Indonesia. And this is a process initiated by both Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping – it follows years
FAVOURS FOR FINCH AND THE BURDEN OF THE ELITE! NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman won’t review WEAK SENTENCE given to former footy star Brett Finch after OUTRAGE over court’s acceptance of LUDICROUS excuse for wanting to rape children
“WHAT ARE THEY HIDING”? Coroner still won’t hand over documents to family almost 50 YEARS AFTER murder of Elaine Beverley King
EXCLUSIVE: It was the crime that should have shocked a nation. Instead, the tragic and brutal 1974 murder of Elaine Beverly King in a Sydney city hotel room was largely ignored by the local media and police force alike – a fact Elaine’s surviving family attributes to
RealiTISM!
CRIME CULTURE: They haven’t played a gig in almost 20 years but that all changed last weekend when satirical alt-rockers TISM made a triumphant return to the stage. Longtime fan Kieran Butler was there for all the glorious chaos. Getting the drop on a secret TISM warm