How not to play warcraft
The Australian Labor Party has drifted a long way from its roots and is now more about the welfare of…
Inflation accountability? Not likely!
We are at a point in history where once again the plebs have woken up to the fact that inflation…
Australia needs leadership before it can improve its military capability
Australia’s military strategy seems devoid of leadership – and yet we are going to need some. The outlook isn’t good.…
Seduced by communism
The communistic approach, which underpins much of the West’s ‘good people/bad people’ political thought, is right – the haves are…
The Constitution – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
One of my favourite memories is visiting family friends as a kid on their 3,000 acre farm near Coonabarabran, NSW.…
I agree with Ray Dalio
Hedge fund billionaire, philanthropist, and virtual mentor to millions Ray Dalio thinks the world is going to end, and I’m…
The reward is the risk
‘Don’t think, just do.’ Maverick’s words to his young protégé, Rooster, in the second Top Gun film, resonate with me. As an…
Rules-Nazis
I went for a surf this morning, vaguely aware of a notion that fibreglass boards shouldn’t be used at the…
In the words of a great song: you’re the voice
I wanted to be an Aboriginal when I was a kid. I remember reading The Rainbow Serpent by Dick Roughsey…
Deny Daniel Andrews Communion?
Christmas is coming and Daniel Andrews, a self-professed Catholic, has been naughty, not nice. His actions, words, and policies often…
Mike Cannon-Brookes: energy tunnel vision
Mike Cannon-Brookes, the son of a global banking executive, and co-creator of the Atlassian empire, has weaponised his shareholding in…
The Harbour Bridge is rusting
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is rusting. The corrosion reveals how we are failing to preserve what has been handed down…
