Kim Wingerei blog posts
“Without idealists, the pragmatists would have nothing to do…”
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.
The Bali Bonk Ban that wasn’t – media gets it wrong. Again.
If going to Bali and you're not married, don't have sex, they'll put you in gaol say Australian mainstream media, not checking the facts.
A politically safe budget lacking in courage to tackle energy prices, fossil fuel profiteering, housing
Jim Chalmer's first Federal Budget was politically astute, containging few surprises, and lacking in courage to tackle the big challenges.
Jobs Summit: the big business lobby is part of the problem, not the solution
In the kind of double-speak that would make George Orwell proud, Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox has made the most of Albo's Jobs and Skills Summit.
Vale Mikhail Gorbachev – a true leader who gave us hope
Mikhail Gorbachev single-handedly changed the world to a more peaceful place, at least for a few short years.
After a slather of lawsuits and legal threats, DPS changes its social media policy
The Department of Parliamentary Services has moved into the 21st century, finally tweaking to the need for a social media policy for its staff.
Qantas takeover of Alliance Airlines stuttering on the runway, what’s the scam?
Qantas is wanting to take over Alliance Airlines, a competitor in the FIFO market The ACCC is not so sure it's a good idea, so what's the scam?
If anybody objects to the mobile marriage of Telstra and TPG … Optus, “Yes!”
The Labor government has yet to say how it'll "fix" the NBN, while the other telco giants are variously courting and badgering the ACCC about the use of mobile spectrum. It's the game that never ends in the land of Australian telecommunications, reports Kim Wingerei.
Final seat goes to Afghan refugee as the new Senate is confirmed
The election count is finished and Fatima Payman, an Afhgan refugee who came to Australia on a refugee boat in 1999, is the final candidate to have her Senate seat confirmed.
Qantas on hold – and not just on the phone!
Qantas is trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons. Passengers stranded, flights cancelled, accusations of price gouging, refunds on hold. What's the scam?
Patchy Connections: NBN Co rivals on the rise, Elon Musk and Amazon too, as debt mounts
The previous Government spent an additional $12 billion on the National Broadband Network (NBN) compared to the original plan, with little to show for it, while much of Australia still struggles with slow Internet connections.
Change brings hope – but this is just the beginning
While the AEC is counting a preference flow going to independents and not to the major parties, the nation awaits a final result. It'll take days.
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