What’s the scam with Nine’s “Panel of Experts”? Red alert, it’s ASPI
The backlash over Nine Entertainment’s “Reds Under the Beds” campaign continues as they defend their stories by pointing to “panel of experts”. Who are these experts? Most of them are connected to the pro-war think tank ASPI (Australian Strategic Policy Institute)...
Carbon credits and offsets – What’s the scam?
As the Labor Government seeks to get the “Safeguard Mechanism” through Parliament, the opposition to it is getting louder both inside and outside of Parliament. It’s complicated, they say. Or is it? What is the scam behind carbon offsets and credits? When wanting to...
Warmongers vs appeasers – the China media frenzy is the threat
Echoing the “reds under the beds” scare campaigns of the fifties, Nine Media mastheads want us to believe that war with China is imminent. Elsewhere, we are led to believe that China is a model citizen of the world and means no harm to anyone. Both positions belie the...
Stuart Robert – loyal Robodebt slayer
In his appearance at the Robodebt Royal Commission yesterday, Stuart Robert wants us to believe that not only was he the one that finally put a stop to the illegalities of income averaging, but that he knew it was wrong all along. However, the pesky Westminster system...The Last Chairlift
author: John Irving name: Kim average rating: 3.74 book published: 2022 rating: 2 read at: 2023/02/26 date added: 2023/02/26 shelves: review: Same old themes, nothing newAbout 50 pages in, and I’m bored, miffed by poor editing and much repetition. Sorry to hear it’s...The Dictator’s Wife
author: Freya Berry name: Kim average rating: 3.68 book published: 2022 rating: 5 read at: 2023/02/24 date added: 2023/02/24 shelves: review: Much more than a mystery – beautifully writtenThe opening paragraphs had me hooked. Freya Berry’s writing is...
Ambulance chasers Slater & Gordon win a shiny takeover bid. What’s the scam?
Long-suffering shareholders of law firm Slater & Gordon may soon be out of their misery, with private equity vultures honing in for a buy-out. What’s the scam? The scam is private equity ain’t there for the justice Your Honour; there is profit to be had exploiting...
Is Adani the next Enron? What’s the scam?
A research report published in the US this week cites numerous concerns with Adani’s business structure, accounting practices and its lofty valuation. Echoing Enron – one of the most spectacular corporate failures in recent history – the report even questions how...
The Bali Bonk Ban that wasn’t – media gets it wrong. Again.
Cancel your flights, lock your bedrooms. If you’re off to Bali and you’re not married, forget having sex, they’ll put you in gaol! So say Australian mainstream media and the Government’s travel advisory. Except they didn’t check the story, Duncan Graham and Kim...Get my book!
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