Kim Wingerei, Author at Kim Wingerei - writer, translator, poet, traveller

Optus chose its own ACMA fine and proofread the PR message. What’s the scam?

Jan 28, 2025

The telecommunications regulator, ACMA, has been found to give Optus the opportunity to comment on the magnitude of proposed fines for misconduct, and on how their conduct should be communicated to the public. What’s the scam? The scam is like you getting a parking...

Poll claims almost half the world’s population, 20% of Australians antisemitic

Jan 24, 2025

If a survey undertaken by the US-based Anti-Defamation League is to be believed, 4.7m Australians are antisemites. Is that really true? Kim Wingerei looks at the data. According to the ADL survey, “anti-Jewish sentiments are at an all-time high globally, revealing...

Heart of Darkness (British Classics Series): Including Author’s Memoirs, Letters & Critical Essays

Jan 20, 2025

author: Joseph Conrad name: Kim average rating: 0.0 book published: 1899 rating: 0 read at: 2025/01/20 date added: 2025/01/20 shelves:...

Labor’s $3 billion NBN campaign pitch. What’s the scam?

Jan 15, 2025

An extra $3B in funding for the National Broadband Network, Labor adds NBN nirvana to its campaign pitch. What’s the scam? The scam is that the investment does not mean any new fast broadband connectionsf. All it means is that NBNCo will have the money to complete...

Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution

Jan 8, 2025

author: R.F. Kuang name: Kim average rating: 4.05 book published: 2022 rating: 5 read at: 2025/01/07 date added: 2025/01/08 shelves: review: A stunningly clever book – Amitav Ghosh meets JK RowlingIt’s hard to explain how clever this book is. The intermingling...

AUKUS propelled rockets to take off from Arkansas? What’s the scam?

Dec 28, 2024

The AUKUS Forum continues to amaze. Its latest initiative endeavours to extend AUKUS submarines to rockets. Or at least get on the AUKUS gravy rocket. What’s the scam? The scam is the many ways a private group of AUKUS enthusiasts is endeavouring to get its hands on...

Fire

Dec 20, 2024

author: John Boyne name: Kim average rating: 4.21 book published: rating: 0 read at: 2024/12/20 date added: 2024/12/20 shelves:...

Earth

Dec 9, 2024

author: John Boyne name: Kim average rating: 4.31 book published: 2024 rating: 5 read at: 2024/12/08 date added: 2024/12/08 shelves:...

Water

Dec 1, 2024

author: John Boyne name: Kim average rating: 4.44 book published: 2023 rating: 5 read at: 2024/12/01 date added: 2024/12/01 shelves: review: Boyne at his haunting bestA story of hurt, despair, betrayal and the most horrible abuse, well told and entirely plausible....

Orbital

Nov 28, 2024

author: Samantha Harvey name: Kim average rating: 3.83 book published: 2023 rating: 3 read at: 2024/11/28 date added: 2024/11/28 shelves: review: Short on story, long on listiclesMy expectations were high after all the accolades, but although I enjoyed learning lots...