Mark Imisides

Conservative polemics – a new dawn?

5 February 2024 3:00 am

A superior weapon is of no use if you do not know how to wield it. In a debate, the…

Science is a political dystopia

20 December 2023 5:00 am

There was a time when science was seen as the domain of the nerdy few. When the topic of careers…

How to silence a climate change zealot

25 July 2023 4:30 am

I’ve never understood the fascination dogs have with the wheels of cars which is demonstrated as they come running out…

The myth of the environmentalist

8 June 2023 4:30 am

Augusto Zimmerman recently gave us an excellent treatise on the history of the culture and politics of the environmental movement. I didn’t…

EVs and a tale of two Italians

18 May 2023 4:30 am

A recent article in The Australian gave a fascinating insight into the world of EVs, told from the point of…

Woke chemistry

11 May 2023 5:00 am

Are you ready class? The chemistry lesson is about to begin. Those are words that I never thought that I’d…

Fukushima: our best argument for nuclear power

9 May 2023 4:00 am

One of the more popular memes on social media is: ‘Worst Prime Minister Ever’. The label is variously applied to…

If politics were a game show

5 April 2023 5:00 am

Every now and then, life serves us up a political microcosm – a vignette where broader political issues are presented…

Changing climate change: debunking the global colossus

8 March 2023 6:00 am

In a previous article, I discussed how climate science has grown from an obscure theory in the late 80s to…

Politics deep in the thrall of climate change

12 February 2023 4:00 am

The issue of Climate Change stormed across our TV screens at the recent federal election. Funded by a renewables investor,…

Turn! Turn! Turn!

1 December 2022 8:00 am

In 1965, The Byrds announced themselves to the world with their immortal hit Turn! Turn! Turn! The lyrics, which most people…

I want my country back

15 April 2022 9:00 am

I hope the day returns when I am not surprised by the events unfolding before my eyes. The older I…

WA Police’s abuse of Covid app data destroys the rule of law

18 June 2021 3:00 pm

John Locke, seen by many as the father of our Western Liberal culture, once said “the end of law is…

When is a pandemic not a pandemic

7 May 2021 3:24 pm

From 1914 to 1918 the world was immersed in a conflict without parallel. Whereas all previous wars had involved no…

What will it be for Zak Kirkup?

1 March 2021 3:47 pm

In the book of Ecclesiastes, we are told “there is nothing new under the sun.”  It is true in most…

The Bizarro World of coronavirus death stats

10 February 2021 7:36 pm

Some years ago, Marvel Comics gave us Bizarro World. In Bizarro World, everything was the opposite of what it should…

Coronavirus: a look at the numbers that matter

28 August 2020 1:34 pm

If there is one thing that has been missing from the public discussion on Covid-19 it’s a meaningful interpretation of the numbers.   Day by day…

Susan’s story: the tale of a coronavirus suicide

5 May 2020 5:00 am

At the age of 32, Susan had everything going for her.  Growing up in a major regional hub in country…

How the government has failed risk management 101

15 April 2020 5:00 am

Risk management is something that everyone thinks they understand until they actually do it. And make no mistake, this coronavirus…