Another reader almost 'fesses up. - posted by Graham

Janet Albrechtsen appears to get some of her news from OLO. Or at least that's what I infer from her latest article where she quotes Greg Barns. Albrechtsen writes "Other critics include one Greg Barns, once a Liberal, then a... More

Patriot Act should have been front page downunder - posted by Graham

George Bush has been having some problems negotiating an extension of his Patriot Act through the US Senate. In the latest manouevres the Act has been extended, but just for one month. Bush's problem has been obvious for a while,... More

Jensen laments materialism...but he sells! - posted by Graham

David McKnight recently suggested that people who are seen as nominally conservative, like Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter Jensen, could actually be new partners in the "progressive" project. From my occasional listening to Jensen's Boyer Lectures McKnight could well... More

"Celebrating Christmas"...Where are the churches? - posted by Jeff Wall

The most fascinating aspect of the current debate about taking the political correctness out of "celebrating" Christmas has been the absence and silence of the mainstream Christian church leaders. The Prime Minister has a view, the Premier has a view,... More

It's not racist - posted by Graham

I've been on a beach holiday, watching the Cronulla debate with bemused interest, but with my brain too disengaged to want to blog. Now I'm back from the traditional mystical Australian Christmas ritual, and I could have been on sabbatical... More

A Summer of Apartheid and Sedition - posted by Ronda Jambe

As with large software projects, the only way to test Howard's new laws is to run them in real time. If I went about threatening men of other cultural backgrounds because I took offense at their dress, manners, or choice... More

Defending the Supremacy of Parliament - posted by Jeff Wall

It has long been my belief that one of the duties of the Opposition is to defend the supremacy of the Parliament in our system of Government. That is why the statement yesterday by Lawrence Springborg that the former Health... More

Why the community is very divided over capital punishment - posted by Jeff Wall

I was surprised that the community's reaction to the hanging of Van Nguyen was not more overwhelmingly against what is a barbaric form of capital punishment than it was and given a generally sympathetic media coverage to his plight. Listening... More

From the Gulf to the Gold (2) - posted by Ronda Jambe

The drama, the excitement, the shiver of shadenfreude has passed with the wind. Katrina? long gone, months ago now, just another major crisis somewhere else. Not much mention anymore about the ongoing problems, the health complaints of the over-stressed returning... More

Rethink the RBA board - posted by Graham

I met Rob Gerard once. We bought an investment property in a development where Gerard Industries was one of the tenants. I ended up doing some negotations with Gerard over a lease. There is no doubt that a man who... More

The public view on capital punishment - posted by Jeff Wall

The "disconnect" between our politicians and the people is sometimes only exceeded by that between the media and the people. And the issue of capital punishment, and the imminent execution of a young Australian drug trafficker illustrates that one again...and... More