22nd January 1939 – 14th October 2017 ; 78 years old Remembrances by her son, Dr Tristan Ewins Amy as a child and younger woman Amy Evelyn Ewins – who I hereafter will refer to just as ‘Mum’ – was born in January 22nd 1939 ; the year war broke out in Europe. And during…
By Terence Mills Several years ago a friend who gambles regularly mentioned to me that pokies were manipulated by the larger clubs and casinos to boost the House take and diminish the odds for a punter to win. He particularly mentioned how the win-options were compromised for weekends and when there were large conventions staying…
By Kyran O’Dwyer There is an old adage, “Lie to me once, shame on you. Lie to me twice, shame on me”. Day after day, I, like every other Australian, am assured, or reassured (depending on my disposition), by our ‘leaders’ that everything’s alright. No matter the problem. Day after day, politicians parade themselves in…
This is a government that takes pride in its hard headedness and faux populism. Knowing it would have to brave a sceptical, even baffled Senate, Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, resembling a bit dictator struggling for traction, decided to ignore the signals. What was required, claimed Dutton, were tougher citizenship laws to govern Australia, an…
Thursday 19 October When is a policy not a policy? When it lacks detail, is the answer. There are those political leaders who have a sagacious gift for detail. In my experience no one surpassed former Prime Minister Howard. He consumed facts and figures with a childlike appetite for rice bubbles at breakfast. There was…
“Isn’t it rich?” … “Isn’t it queer?” I could weep for humanity … I could just f#cking … weep for them … for us. If you were to look at it objectively, you’d have to agree that most of the advancements made for the betterment of society, have been made not on the successes, but…
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Denis Bright invites discussion on the prospects for a UN sponsored nuclear weapons free world commencing with conflict resolution on the Korean Peninsula. Is this scenario the logical outcome of the federal LNP’s own rhetoric on rules based diplomacy? Could a bipartisan arrangement with Bill Shorten advance this peace agenda for our region? Since the…
Wednesday 18 October 2017 When I have written on this subject in the past I have always approached it by saying that whilst I have a layperson’s appreciation of science, an in-depth, educated, comprehension eludes me. That is why in 2014 I wrote “Climate Change: A Lay Persons Dilemma” and “You Probably Won’t Read This,…
By Warwick O’Neill Just in case you’ve been living in a shoe box today, let me take this opportunity to advise you that Lisa Wilkinson quit Chanel 9’s Morning Show. Now you know. Whoopie … A lot of the talk has centred around gender pay gaps and all that, and fair enough. Two people sitting…
By Ad astra As a weary electorate approaches yet another holiday season, looks back over the year and asks: ‘How has our federal government improved life for ordinary Aussies’, the answer is depressing. Our self-styled ‘adult government’ has achieved so little for so long. We have had to endure indecision, poor planning, stultifying policies, governmental…