Democracy: a game of Blind Man’s Buff
This week’s election results should be of little surprise to those who pay attention to trends. I am referring particularly…
Sovereignty to sizzle out on Saturday?
On Saturday we are compelled to vote – by law. In Australia, three things demonstrate that we are no longer…
Responsibility on the march
Saturday, November 20 2021 should be recorded as a day of significance in Australia’s contemporary diary. It was a day…
Whatever happened to responsibility?
In 2009, I became aware, via media reports, of the death of David Iredale, a perfectly fit and healthy 17…
Covid confusion and the vagaries of values
The covid wars continue unabated, with border closures mid-flight and arguments about whether a cluster is the same as a hotspot?…
Happy New Year and do what you’re told
While taking a rare trip one day on a suburban bus, I noticed a very small discreet sticker on the window…
Borderline decisions
On June 14, 1883, a momentous event took place on the border between New South Wales and Victoria. The opening…
If we outsource our thinking to artificial intelligence will we also surrender responsibility – and more?
Artificial Intelligence can’t come soon enough, especially if one considers the behaviour of some people in the middle of the…
Wattle load of nonsense
The following is a summary, as best as I understand it, of the process of rebranding Australia. When reading it,…
Privacy fears over the corona app? We lost our privacy long ago
All this carry-on about the corona app is way too late. Worrying about our privacy? We lost that a while…
The getting real we had to have
Something had to happen, it couldn’t go on forever. Coronavirus was unplanned but it will turn our world upside down.…
A Christmas Message
As a quiet Australian, it seems that hardly a week has gone by this year without someone telling me I’m racist,…
“In any weather you will see us with a grin, risking head and shin”
As the roar of the crowd and the smell of the liniment fades into memories, it occurs to me that…
