The Journal
Current Affairs
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A Bridge to Kangaroo Island
A bridge to Kangaroo Island.. It would be an amazing project, and an amazing feat of engineering. It could certainly be done. https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/2053622871335024/?t=0 But not everything that can be done should be done. Would it be…
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Georgina Downer and the Mayo By-Election
The current by-election in Mayo has been made necesary because Rebekha Sharkie was not entitled to stand or be elected because she was a citizen of another country at the time of her election. That is…
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The Unspeakable Terror of Plastic Shopping Bags
Good to know Coles and Woolies are on the same page as murderous terrorists Al Shabab … The difference is that because almost none of Australia’s plastic ends up in waterways, whereas a high percentage of…
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Palestinian “Refugees” and the Right of Return
How does anyone have a “right of return” to a place they have never lived, and which their great-grandparents left in order to help destroy?
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Non-whiny Students Leave the Plantation
Some Hispanic students express the view that their failings are their own fault, and that the way forward is to accept responsibility and work harder. Naturally, academia is appalled. Can’t you see there’s no point in…
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Who Are the Fascists?
Wikipedia is not always the most reliable of sources, but its definition of fascism is a reasonable starting point for discussion. A fascist is a follower of a political philosophy characterized by authoritarian views, desire for…
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Gays, Bakers and Sarah Huckabee Sanders
I am astonished by claims of moral equivalence between a baker declining to make a cake with images and text contrary to his beliefs, and the refusal of service to White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders…
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Citizenship and Australian Politicians
It is not controversial that if you are part of the government of a country, then your loyalty to that country should be undivided. It is perfectly reasonable to require that members of the Australian Federal…
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Every Day in Every Way …
“Every day in every way, I am getting better and better” was the catch-phrase of Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist, who believed people could be healed and their lives improved through the power of aut0-suggestion.…
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To Energy, or not to Energy
Let me make this simple: If, instead of supporting responsible local energy development, you choose to support undemocratic oil-producing regimes which export terrorism, have low environmental standards, kill gays and oppress women, then I choose not…
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How Good is the US Economy?
When even the New York Times struggles to find words to say how good the US economy is, you know it’s good: We Ran Out of Words to Describe How Good the Jobs Numbers Are The…
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The Conviction of Archbishop Wilson – Further Reflections
The media cannot reasonably be expected to report every piece of evidence. This means that any assessment based on media reports is necessarily tentative. It is entirely possible that any one media outlet may have omitted…
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The Ridiculous Injustice of the Conviction of Archbishop Philip Wilson
In a case that hung entirely on circumstantial evidence and which saw the veracity of ancient recollections accepted by the bench, Archbishop Philip Wilson was found guilty of covering up sexual abuse by a fellow priest.…
