The Journal
All writing
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Syrian Refugee (?) Fake Hate Crime
I have pretty much gotten to the point that whenever I see news of a hate crime committed against blacks, gays or muslims I assume it is a hoax. There is a long. Very long. And…
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ISIS Supporter Attacks Australian Soldier in Prison
An ISIS supporter has been charged after allegedly carving “e4e” — representing “an eye for an eye” into the head of an Australian Digger he was sharing a cell with. The former soldier, who served in…
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Killing the Kaffirs
A couple of days after that advertisement appeared, Tanweer Ahmed, a Sunni Muslim, traveled 200 miles in an Uber car from Bradford in England, to Glasgow in Scotland, where he waited for Assad Shah to leave…
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More Money Worries for Australia
Two articles from the Financial Review, both warning about Australia’s debt levels. The first about the National Australia Bank’s concern that further debt increases will risk Australia’s AAA credit rating – meaning higher interest rates, and…
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The Wisdom of GK Chesterton
This triangle of truisms, of father, mother and child, cannot be destroyed; it can only destroy those civilisations which disregard it.
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A Scholar, a Farmer, and a Nurse
A photo of the War Memorial in Adelaide, taken by my friend the Honourable Peter Lewis, former Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly. The description is Peter’s words. “An amazing moment when it is…
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CO2 and Methane
$3.80 out of $10,000. That’s the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. 1.7 cents out of $10,000. That’s the amount of Methane in the atmosphere. Terrifying, isn’t it?
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In the Heart of the Sea
I watched this tonight. Wow! What a great movie. The special effects are a bit cheesy in just a couple of places, but story and characters are compelling throughout. I loved it.
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Nikki Haley for President!
It is pretty clear now that Donald Trump will not get the required number of delegates to win the Republican nomination. There will be a contested convention. At this stage, although he has a majority of…
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Cuddle Time
I think this guy needs a friend.
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What Kind of Conservative Wants a Shorten Victory?
The answer, Miranda, is none. I was a great admirer of Frank Devine. One of Australia’s greatest newspaper men, a person of imagination and integrity, and a superb writer. His daughter Miranda is an insightful and…
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Yowch!
Now that is a lesson I should have learned long ago; don’t run for long distances in wet bathers. Some bits of me are feeling sharply uncomfortable. It was a nice run though. From Min Oil…
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Of Course, I would Have …
Not waited? Called the police? Done something to help? Rescued the girls? Saved the planet? The need to believe ourselves morally superior to others has impacts on our understanding of history, the way we respond to…
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“Safe Schools” Has Nothing to do with Making Schools Safe
“How different then is that gentle, tentative sexuality between parent and child from the love of a paedophile and his/her lover?” “Love, warmth, support and nurture is an important part of the paedophilic relationship.” The author…
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Life in Australian Aboriginal Communities
For, women, it was nasty, brutish and short. An excerpt from an article by Tony Thomas on the Quadrant Magazine website. Newly-arrived British and French were shocked at the local misogyny they encountered. First Fleeter Watkin…
