Cat | Article | Date Posted | Content |
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S | Offended | 15 Nov 2013 | PC has a new champion in taking offence. |
S | Venus In Spurs: Lou Reed | 28 Oct 2013 | He gave us the flip side of the swinging 60s and beyond. |
R | Marx's Famous Quote Explained | 22 Oct 2013 | There's more to Marx's words than meet the eye. |
S | Euthanasia Is About Choice | 8 Oct 2013 | Let people choose the timing of their own death. |
S | Rolf Harris: Innocent until Proven Guilty | 29 Sept 2013 | Oh how addicted we are to judging others. |
P | PM's Crusade to Repeal Modern Australia | 19 Sept 2013 | Abbott's real agenda is the conversion of the national conversation. |
P | Gillard's Polemic on Labor | 13 Sept 2013 | Labor must stay proud while embracing change says former PM. |
P | Albo: the Leader Labor Needs | 12 Sept 2013 | Albanese will reconnect with the ordinary people in the electorate. |
S | Zero-Hour Contracts | 5 Sept 2013 | Warnings about a ruling class are not just union rhetoric. |
P | "Fact Checking" the IPA | 26 August 2013 | Abbott's request for trust should fall on deaf ears. |
P | Meet the Real Head Banger | 25 Aug 2013 | As with all hypocrites Mr Abbott's time will come. |
P | Election Debates: Style Over Substance | 11 August 2013 | Such a suffocating debate format is no good for anyone. |
R | Religion's Political Bottom Line | 31 July 2013 | Political beliefs are a religious activist's motivator. |
P | Rudd's PNG Solution a Necessity | 22 July 2013 | Resettling refugees in PNG will break the smugglers' model. |
S | The Legacy of Pre-Code Hollywood | 17 July 2013 | The past can remind us of the dead hand of censorship. |
S | To Walk or Not to Walk, That's the Question | 15 July 2013 | Can you cheat when playing by the rules? |
P | Ultimate Irony: Is Abbott Becoming Hewson? | 8 July 2013 | The same old Tony Abbott is beginning to wear thin. |
S | Violence in Society: Declining or Not? | 3 July 2013 | Perhaps in the end we just can't help ourselves. |
P | Julia Gillard: Prime Minister (2010-2013) | 28 June 2013 | History will treat the great Julia Gillard kindly. |
P | Rudd Wipes Smirk Off Coalition Faces | 27 June 2013 | Rudd turns the tables on a stunned opposition. |
P | The Political Contagion Called Smugness | 24 June 2013 | Abbott's Libs would do well to remember the underdog factor. |
P | Abbott's Minefield of Neoliberalism | 19 June 2013 | Abbott PM would give the nation Thatcherism Oz style. |
S | The World Must Let Mandela Go | 12 June 2013 | Historical figures deserve more than being worshipped. |
P | Australia: the Land of Complaint | 6 June 2013 | Commentators are now rock stars preying on the Aussie whinge. |
S | A Letter to Miranda Devine | 28 May 2013 | Another example of the media twisting the facts, this time about a racist slur. |
S | Woolwich a Witness to Gangsta Faith | 27 May 2013 | Rigby's killers were less religious than they'd want us to believe. |
R | Obedience, Sycophancy and the Lord | 19 May 2013 | Obedience to authority is at the center of religious preaching. |
P | The Weight of the World: Julia's Tears | 14 May 2013 | It's sad yet comforting to see the REAL Julia . |
P | Abbott's IR Not 'Work Choices' ... Yet | 12 May 2013 | If you believe in Abbott's new IR model you'll believe anything. |
S | Would Kierkegaard Have Done Facebook? | 7 May 2013 | A timeless warning from Soren Kierkegaard needs our attention now. |
S | Singo's Stouch - an Insight Into Privilege | 2 May 2013 | As the old saying goes it's not what you know it's who you know |
R | Dawkins Tweets Hasan Some Sound Advice | 27 April 2013 | It is for Hasan to establish his credibility, not Dawkins. |
P | The Ruling Class and a Mile of Copper | 24 April 2013 | Elitism is alive and well but not where the Right says it is |
S | Vale Chrissy Amphlett (1959-2013) | 22 April 2013 | She was possibly the best band frontwoman of them all. |
S | Is the Boston Bombing a Revisit of 1995? | 16 April 2013 | International terrorism or a 21st century Timothy McVeigh? |
P | The Legacy of Thatcherism | 10 April 2013 | The Baroness had a will of iron and a political heart of lead. |
P | From Labor Party to Progressive Party | 8 April 2013 | Labor needs more than a makeover, it needs radical change. |
P | Geldof Speaks and the Right Explodes | 28 March 2013 | Geldof makes perfectly good sense much to News Ltd's ire. |
S | Are We Flawed Creatures? | 26 March 2013 | The flaws of human nature are mostly of our own making. |
P | Can Gillard and "Treasurer" Rudd Unite? | 24 March 2013 | Labor's last chance is for Gillard and Rudd to bury the hatchet. |
P | When the Press Abuses Its Freedom | 19 March 2013 | The overreaction to Conroy's media reforms speaks volumes. |
S | Misogyny the Mother of Misandry | 13 March 2013 | A gender war armistice is the common sense solution. |
S | Sportsmen Are Not a Breed Apart | 12 March 2013 | For the sake of a team's unity it has to be one in all in. |
R | Religion the Industry | 6 March 2013 | When it comes to finance, religion leaves multi-nationals in its wake. |
P | Dog-whistling Scott Morrison Style | 3 March 2013 | There's not much lower in politics than a dog-whistler. |
S | Chimps' Memory Blows Humans Away | 20 Feb 2013 | Our old simian mates are showing us just what they can do. |
P | Geert Wilders Does Oz | 18 Feb 2013 | The Dutch politician and hater of Islam is wasting his time. |
P | Gillard v Abbott/ Media v Media | 31 Jan 2013 | Gillard will be aiming to coax Abbott into her line of fire. |
P | The First Bloke & Digital Penetration | 28 Jan 2013 | Prostate problems are in the hands of little yellow fingers says Tim. |
S | "Dr Frankenstein" Thinks Neanderthal | 24 Jan 2013 | Genome manipulation could give birth to an ancient cousin. |
P | Anti-Discrimination Laws For Some | 17 Jan 2013 | Govt exempts churches from anti-discrimination laws re jobs. |
P | The Case For Compulsory Voting | 13 Jan 2013 | Why compulsory voting in elections is a good thing. |
R | Christmas Is for Atheists Too | 19 Dec 2012 | The spirit of Christmas should be above the theist-atheist debate. |
P | Who Really Owns the Land of Israel? | 10 Dec 2012 | A Coalition nation might solve the ongoing Palestinian problem. |
S | Radio Prank, Suicide & the Blame Game | 9 Dec 2012 | Press hysteria about the suicide of a nurse who took a prank call. |
S | Press Freedom vs Press Regulation | 4 Dec 2012 | Government regulation of media ethics is a much needed step. |
P | Playing Perry Mason with the Ppl's House | 28 Nov 2012 | The Aust parliament debased by the Opposition's attacks on the PM. |
P | Coalition Do a Piggery on Julia Gillard | 26 Nov 2012 | The Coalition's slush fund offensive is politics at its grubbiest. |
P | Refugee Policy the Shame of a Nation | 22 Nov 2012 | Australian Refugee Policy works off a racist undercurrent. |
S | Media Politics Should Keep Out of Inquiry | 19 Nov 2012 | Right wing media are playing politics with child sex abuse inquiry. |
P | Hoover's Spirit Hangs Over Petraeus | 15 Nov 2012 | David Petraeus resigns a victm of American puritanism. |
R | RC Would Kill Church Paedophilia | 11th Nov 2012 | The need for a royal commission into child sex abuse is urgent. |
P | A Message For Romney's Ruling Class | 11 Nov 2012 | Class had a lot to do with the Republican Party's Election Loss. |
S | The *ism* of Your Smile... | 5 Nov 2012 | Branding and isms are all the rage to our detriment. |
P | Sandy and Global Warming Politics | 1 Nov 2012 | Climate sceptics in denial because their convictions are ideological. |
S | White Paper Right: The Asian Century | 30 Oct 2012 | The Australian govt's White Paper - a direction the Right doesn't like. |
R | Yahweh a Rapist? Ask the Virgin Mary | 28 Oct 2012 | A look at Senator Mourdock's remark - God intends rape to happen. |
S | Position Among the Stars (Review) | 26 Oct 2012 | A review of a superb documentary on Indonesian life. |
P | Euthanasia Refuses To Die | 24 Oct 2012 | 80% of the public favour euthansia and yet politicians still block it. |
S | iPhone Yourself: Quantum Computing | 22 Oct 2012 | Quantum computing will change the world. What's in store for us? |
S | The Crucifixion of Lance Armstrong | 21 Oct 2012 | Armstrong's drug bust reveals a lot about human nature. |
S | Taser Happy Police Love a Fry Up | 18 Oct 2012 | Police taser use may become an instrument of abuse. |
P | Karadzic: Ultimate Opportunist | 17 Oct 2012 | Karadzic faces his moment of truth after years on the run. |
S | Alan Jones' Sponsors: Coming Or Going? | 16 Oct 2012 | Shock Jock Jones' sponsors quit but are they really that principled? |
S | Rupert Murdoch and His Scumbag Celebs | 15 Oct 2012 | The boss of News Corp puts his appalling hypocricy on show. |
P | Joe Biden Rocks Off | 14 Oct 2012 | The Vice Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. |
S | Christina Hendricks: Pedanticologist | 13 Oct 2012 | A social problem is highlighted regarding oversensitivity to words. |
R | Catholic Cover Up Goes On In Oz | 11 Oct 2012 | The Catholic Church's obstructionism re priests and pedophilia. |
P | Gillard's Misogyny Riff One For the Ages | 10 Oct 2012 | Australian PM's retort to Leader of the Opposition about sexism. |
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