The Australian Spring of Politics
Democracy reform is long overdue. Is the election of independent Kerryn Phelps at the Wentworth by-election a sign of things to come – an Australian spring – led by independents? Or led by Bill Shorten? Or both.
Wentworth Democracy
The Wentworth by-election may be the most hotly contested in living memory, and it also reveals much about why our democracy is broken and needs fixing!
A Secular Nation
Australia is a secular nation. It is enshrined in our constitution, yet we have a Prime Minister and many others in Parliament who don’t quite seem to understand what that means. The Ruddock report reveals not only state laws in possible conflict with federal law, but with the constitution and the principles of secularism.
Art Encounters of the Jones Kind
Alan Jones’ bullying knows no bounds. And when Gladys Berejiklian instructed Opera House CEO Louise Herron to allow Jørn Utzon’s iconic sails to be defaced by advertising for a horse race, she enables it.
Light and Shadow: Memoirs of a Spy’s Son
author: Mark Colvin name: Kim average rating: 4.18 book published: 2016 rating: 5 read at: 2018/09/06 date added: 2018/10/06 shelves: review: Even if you don’t know the name, you will remember the mellifluous soothing voice of the late Mark Colvin – ABC...Bell of the Desert
author: Alan Gold name: Kim average rating: 4.04 book published: 2012 rating: 5 read at: 2018/10/01 date added: 2018/10/05 shelves: review: If Winston Churchill and the other leaders of Western Europe had listened more closely to Gertrude Bell and T.E Lawrence during...Kingdom of the Wicked Book One: Rules
author: Helen Dale name: Kim average rating: 3.80 book published: 2017 rating: 4 read at: 2018/07/01 date added: 2018/10/05 shelves: review: I respect anyone that acknowledges their mistakes, apologises and moves on – Helen Dale (“nee” Helen...Kim
author: Rudyard Kipling name: Kim average rating: 4.17 book published: 1901 rating: 0 read at: 2018/10/04 date added: 2018/10/04 shelves:...
The Ghosts of Eureka
The Ghosts of Eureka are still haunting us. Terra Australis has come a long way since the rebellions of 1854, but that last crucial step to becoming a fully independent nation again remains elusive.
The Politics of Change
As trust in our political leaders continue to decline, writings and commentary decrying the malaise in which our democracy finds itself in is booming, including Facebook-, Murdoch- and ABC-bashing, lamenting populism, trashing Trump-ism and generally blaming all the other ‘ism’s’ except one’s own.
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