By Denis Hay Description Explore how Australian politicians control narratives on social media. Learn how citizens can demand real engagement for a more democratic society. Introduction In Australia, politicians have harnessed social media platforms, especially Facebook, to craft a carefully curated narrative. While these pages highlight “feel-good” photos and positive achievements, they rarely provide a…
Oxfam Australia Media Release The Lebanese authorities, communities and humanitarian agencies are struggling to shelter and provide the necessities of life to over one million people fleeing Israel’s airstrikes and invasion to the south, Oxfam said today. Oxfam is working with local partners in Lebanon and alongside other aid agencies as part of the government’s…
By James Moore “Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. ‘Cause that’s all that matters in the end.” – Kris Kristofferson. The only time I ever spoke to him in person I thought that his voice had the sound of rocks tumbling down a talus slide in a western mountain…
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It was a spectacular example of a non-event, alloyed by pure symbolism and cynicism. Here was a British government offering – how generous of them – to return sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, whose residents had been brutally displaced between 1965 to 1973, to Mauritius. In an October 3 joint statement between London and Port…
By Maria Millers To sin by silence, when we should protest, Makes cowards out of men. The human race Has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised Against injustice, ignorance, and lust, The inquisition yet would serve the law, And guillotines decide our least disputes. The few who dare, must speak and speak again…
One thing you have to admire about Greg Sheridan is that – like Donald Trump – he sticks to his ideas and doesn’t allow them to be influenced by reality. Of course the whole reality thing is subjective… so much so that people can hold one view on a topic while holding a totally contradictory…
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By Denis Hay Description Explore how political manipulation by vested interests exploits political decisions and Australia’s path to a more compassionate system through monetary sovereignty. #PoliticalAwareness #SocialJustice #CriticalThinking Understanding Political Manipulation: How to Reclaim Critical Thinking Introduction: The Crisis of Political Manipulation In today’s complex world, political manipulation is rampant, affecting every aspect of our…
By Bert Hetebry I was sent this quote by Bertrand Russell this morning: “When you hate, you generate a reciprocal hate. When individuals hate each other, the harm is finite, but when great groups of nations hate each other, the harm may be infinite and absolute. Do not fall back upon the thought that those…
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By Denis Bright Labor’s Alternative Policy Direction can be packaged as an event in progress as the Queensland election campaign moves into a crucial stage. The Queensland economy has too moved from Potential Dire Straits with the injection of additional revenue from mineral royalties, stable support from the Albanese Government and windfall profits through…
When established, well fed and fattened, a credible professional tires from the pursuit. One can get complacent, flatulently confident, self-assured. From that summit, the inner lecturer emerges, along with a disease: false expertise. The Australian journalist Peter Greste has faithfully replicated the pattern. At one point in his life, he was lean, hungry and determined…