Tuesday 24th of December 2024

John Richardson's blog

poor rosebud .....

  

poor rosebud ....

 

Eagle-eyed readers of last weekend's newspaper may have spotted an unusual assemblage of letters in Harry the Dog's regular word puzzle.

the doctrine of infallibility ....

the face of infallibility .....

The overwhelming response to details of victim's ordeal made a mockery of church's hardball tactics at royal commission.

taking one for mickey .....

taking one for mickey .....

The Obama administration appears to have almost no international support for controversial new trade standards that would grant radical new political powers to corporations, increase the cost of prescription medications and restrict bank regulation, according to two internal memos obtained by The Huffington Post.

yankee go home .....

yankee go home .....

A shocking documentary about the struggle of the people of Jeju Island, S. Korea.

changing that culture of entitlement .....

changing that culture of entitlement .....

The Coalition has inherited Labor's problems with industry - the high dollar and a dwindling manufacturing sector. But it lacks the nous to come up with real solutions, writes Ben Eltham

Should the federal government "save" Holden? What about Qantas? Hell, what about the entire local car industry?

a demographic threat .....

a demographic threat .....

the wrecking crew ....

the wrecking crew .....

Australia is in the box seat to crack the US sugar market, leaked trade documents show. But, in return, it may have to allow US companies to sue Australian governments in international tribunals, a concession it has not been willing to make until now.

the lingering stench of a rattus .....

the lingering stench of a rattus ....

It is still not clear why Tony Abbott seems determined to trash Australia’s hard-won reputation as a good citizen of the world, but there can be no doubt that he no longer cares what our erstwhile friends and neighbours think of us – provided that he can achieve his short term domestic objectives.

simple as abc: the tories are imploding .....

 

 the toris are imploding .....

from Mike Carlton ….

apartheid did not die ....

apartheid did not die .....

John Pilger: Apartheid Did Not Die

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Apartheid Did Not Die is a 1998 Carlton Television documentary, written and presented by John Pilger, which was directed and produced by Alan Lowery, which provides analysis of South Africa's then new, democratic government.

 

indeed .....

indeed .....

There was a time young Americans would stitch a Canadian flag on their backpacks and pretend to be Canadian so they would not be blamed for the awful things being done by their government.

It may now be time for Australian travellers to pretend to be New Zealanders, though the flag trick would probably not work.

through a looking glass ....

through a looking glass .....

His smile was like sunshine, but Nelson Mandela was made of steel. It was his strength of character, repeatedly tested throughout his long and impossibly full life, that made him one of the towering political figures of our time.

the value of holes .....

the value of holes .....

No secret, compelling need for inquiry

the abbott family .....

the usual suspects .....

the usual suspects .....

from Crikey ….

the war on whistleblowers – it’s come to Australia …..

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