Tuesday 24th of December 2024

John Richardson's blog

betrayed ....

betrayed ....

The NSW government has bulldozed opposition to more mines, with new rules that put economic benefits – including to the state coffers – above all else.

always backing the house ....

always backing the house ....

The gambling industry has emerged from an era of failed reforms with campaigners on the payroll, politicians in its pocket, and four new casinos in the offing …

who killed cock robin ....

who killed cock robin ....

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned to death in 2004 with radioactive polonium, his widow Suha said on Wednesday after receiving the results of Swiss forensic tests on her husband's corpse.

"We are revealing a real crime, a political assassination," she said.

from the ugly side of utopia .....

from the ugly side of utopia .....

from john pilger …..

The Brutal Past and Present are Another Country in Secret Australia

let 'em eat cake .....

let 'em eat cake .....

from politicoz …..

The government's new media strategy – explain as little as possible – is now causing considerable disquiet among journalists.

risk management .....

risk management .....

The financial fallout from a spate of corruption inquiries is beginning to hit crooked former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid.

welcome to our vacuum .....

welcome to our vacuum .....

from new matilda ….

bye, bye american pie ....

bye, bye american pie ....

What Americans don't know and don't understand is quite an obstacle to progress.

If you think the widening chasm between the rich and the rest spells trouble for American democracy, have a look at the growing gulf between the information-rich and-poor.

speechless ....

speechless ....

Justification for airport detention of partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald alarms human rights groups and Tory MP

The detention of the partner of a former Guardian journalist has triggered fresh concerns after it emerged that a key reason cited by police for holding him under terrorism powers was the belief that he was promoting a "political or ideological cause".

on golden calf .....

on golden calf .....

from peter fitzsimons …..

It's about the Pope's move last week to dismiss German Bishop Franz-Peter Terbatz-van Telst of Limburg, after finding out he'd spent no less than 31 million euros on his private residence. An admirable move, one might think, given that this Pope's motif seems to be simplicity and humility

the house of shame .....

the house of shame .....

"We do not kill our cattle the way the US is killing humans in Waziristan with drones." - Rafiq ur Rehman

a singular arrogance ....

an arrogant singularity ....

Rupert Murdoch says Australia needs to embrace high immigration to add dynamism to the economy, enhance its human capital and create strong bonds with the rest of the world.

our biggest crap artist .....

our greatest crap artist .....

from new matilda …..

The rest of the world agrees that Tony Abbott's climate policy is crap. Standing firm on the carbon tax is Bill Shorten's chance to prove he's PM material, writes Ben Eltham

don't mention the war .....

  

don't mention the war ....

from politicoz ….

welcome to joe's new culture of entitlement .....

welcome to joe's new culture of entitlement .....

Thanks to cost cutting measures, two of the most loathed bureaucracies in Australia could merge – and drive users of their services to a state of apoplexy

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