Australia: a land of untrustworthy, scheming authoritarians?!
Once upon a time, in high school, our politics teacher asked us what the Australian national identity was. To wit,…
Victoria: the trauma bond is real
On Saturday night, I was sitting in an auditorium with about 13,000 other fellow ‘cookers’*. We were in attendance listening…
Are Victorians waking up to government abuse?
There are two prevailing moods in Victoria ahead of the election on November 26 – and they both start with…
Labor loves the ‘F’ word, but is too bashful to say it
Queensland loves a good rort, doesn’t it? Their integrity commissioner, Dr. Nikola Stepanov, resigned midway through her three-year term last week. Why?…
The Premier pretends to say something and the people pretend to listen
Daniel Andrews has clearly never heard the dictum by psychologist and philosopher Ernst von Glasersfeld “you can’t not communicate.” Giving…
ScoMo’s said ‘no’ – but this is why we need a ‘Freedom Day’
The great semanticist and one-time Republican senator from California, Samuel I. Hayakawa once remarked that language is thought in action.…
If this is a global pandemic, why aren’t we loosening our chains like the rest of the world?
Sydneysiders, as a Victorian I know how red with anger you all are when your Premier gets up day after…
Victoria: the failed punk rock state
I’m not saying Johnny Rotten is a prophet, but he kind of is. The manic-eyed lead singer of the Sex…
The mad Sultan
Deeply read in religion, philosophy, and politics, the Sultan was also impatient and cruel. Does this remind you of anyone?…
Is this the narcissism epidemic?
Spare a thought for the Instagram influencers and social media mavens of Victoria: they haven’t been recognised in public for, like,…
Daniel Andrews’ deplorables moment
The clock has struck thirteen in Victoria and no man, woman, or child is free. Writing this sentence, according to…
