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The Last Battle of Rudy Gonzalez

September 29, 2024 - 18:36 -- Admin

By James Moore   “A soldier doesn’t fight because he hates what is in front of him, he fights because he loves what is behind him.” – G.K. Chesterton. He wanted to help. That was a central part of his character and explained his personal mission. Everyone of his peers and family would have understood if…

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Perhaps, I Really Am Clairvoyant Or Is Politics Just That Obvious?

September 29, 2024 - 16:43 -- Admin

The wonderful serendipity of the internet caused me to stumble across something I wrote or in February, 2017. (You can read the whole thing if you like by clicking on this link: The Future Is Different! If That Seems Obvious Then Why Are So Many Acting As Though It Isn’t!). Anyway, remembering this was written…

Qantas engineers to stage nationwide walk-outs in escalation of wage dispute, impact to Monday’s peak-hour flights likely

September 29, 2024 - 12:32 -- Admin

Qantas Engineers’ Alliance Media Release More than a thousand Qantas engineers, fed up with management’s refusal to negotiate reasonable wages, are set to escalate the impact of their ongoing industrial action with line maintenance engineers – whose duties include the towing and marshalling of aircraft – to walk off the job during peak-hour flights on…

The Illusion of a Solution: Killing Hassan Nasrallah

September 29, 2024 - 11:49 -- Admin

The ongoing Israeli operation against Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia group so dominant in Lebanon, is following a standard pattern. Ignore base causes. Ignore context. Target leaders, and target personnel. See matters in conventional terms of civilisational warrior against barbarian despot. Israel, the valiant and bold, fighting the forces of darkness. The entire blood woven tapestry of…

‘Adult Crime Adult Time’

September 29, 2024 - 10:18 -- Admin

The Queensland LNP have a policy (just the one !) which they believe will sweep them into government come the 26 October state election. They have taken their lead from the Northern Territory CLP where it’s all about crime and punishment – mainly Aboriginal crime although that is thinly veiled. The Queensland LNP have adopted…

Critical shortage of AFP officers a grave concern

September 28, 2024 - 12:33 -- Admin

Australian Federal Police Association Media Release The critical shortage of police officers across Australia, as reported today, is a particularly acute problem in the Australian Federal Police, where officers are relatively underpaid compared to other jurisdictions. AFP Association President Alex Caruana: “AFP officers are overworked and under-resourced and the situation has reached a tipping point.…

Track Replacement Services Lacking

September 27, 2024 - 14:00 -- Admin

By Jane Salmon “Fast Track” Visa Process DeRailed, Connecting Service Missing: Mass Transit to PR Overdue, Tony Burke. The clunky “Fast Track” visa processing “system“ was dismantled for refugees long before a connecting service could be arranged. In fact, it proved to be an expensive “Side Track”. A much-discussed High Speed Rail route to permanency…

Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024

September 27, 2024 - 13:27 -- Admin

On 19 September 2024, the Senate referred the provisions of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024, to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for report by 25 November 2024. Submissions close on the 30 September 2024 (Monday). Critics argue the bill will limit free speech and give the government too much…

Zelenskyy Joins the US Election

September 27, 2024 - 13:13 -- Admin

Here he goes again, cap in hand, begging for the alms of war. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been touring the United States, continuing his lengthy salesmanship for Ukraine’s ongoing military efforts against Russia. The theme is familiar and constantly reiterated: the United States must continue to back Kyiv in its rearguard action for civilisation in…

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