In the Fairfax press today, Amanda Vanstone said she hopes that the Queen comes back to Australia at least one more time to gloriously proclaim Australia an independent Republic; meanwhile, on his blog, catty monarchist David Flint dons his princely armour. Senior correspondent Barry Everingham reports. The Republic – Vanstone and Flint state their cases
Posted On Monday, 31 Oct 2011 By admin. Under Republic Tags: Amanda Vanstone, Australian republic, George Bush, Jai Martinkovits, John Howard, Monarchists, QEII, Queen handover, Royal tours, Stephanie Peatling, The Queen, Thomas Flynn
In the Fairfax press today, Amanda Vanstone said she hopes that the Queen comes back to Australia at least one more time to gloriously proclaim Australia an independent Republic; meanwhile, on his blog, catty monarchist David Flint dons his princely armour. Senior correspondent Barry Everingham reports. Qantas and corporate greed
Posted On Monday, 31 Oct 2011 By admin. Under Business, Politics, Travel Tags: Alan Joyce, children overboard, corporate greed, industrial disputes, Liberal party, Qantas, Qantas ground, Shaun Newman, Tampa, waterfront dispute
Qantas management’s fleet grounding was just a mechanism to blow the dispute out of all proportion to frighten the Australian public and legitimise illegitimate actions, says Shaun Newman.
The Qantas actions recently have reminded me of how the mindset of the rich and powerful and their servants within the Liberal Party and, in Queensland, the LNP think. The action of grounding a fleet of aircraft worldwide, rather than negotiating an industrial ...Halloween and the American obsession with fear
Posted On Monday, 31 Oct 2011 By admin. Under International Tags: America, America's culture of fear, Fox News, Ginnie Becker, Halloween, politics of fear, USA, Virginia Becker
Halloween has arrived, but in America, the culture of fear is a year-long thing. US correspondent Ginnie Becker reflects on her adopted nation’s scary obsession.Open letter to Qantas – Australians will not forget
Posted On Sunday, 30 Oct 2011 By admin. Under Australian identity, Business Tags: Alan Joyce, Alan Joyce payrise, Eugene Tomison, industrial relations disputes, Leigh Clifford, Leight Clifford, Moving jobs overseas, outsourcing, Qantas, Qantas grounding fleet
An open letter to Qantas from a very disappointed Australian, Eugene Tomison.Vicar of Baghdad: life continues to be awful and wonderful
Posted On Sunday, 30 Oct 2011 By admin. Under International, Religion, War Tags: Al Qaida, Andrew White, Baghdad, Bishop Michael Lewis, bombing in Baghdad, Coalition forces, Faiz Bashir, Iraq, Rev Andrew White, Shia Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Syrian Catholic Church, terrorism, Vicar of Baghdad, war, William Temple
Life in Baghdad continues to be awful and wonderful, says the Vicar of Baghdad, the Rev Dr Andrew PB White. He reflects on the devastation caused when religion goes wrong, which it has done very badly in Iraq.The void in Australian politics
Posted On Sunday, 30 Oct 2011 By admin. Under Democracy, Politics Tags: Australian politics, Democracy, Labor, Liberal party, LNP, main parties not representing Australians, Party politics
There is a void in the Australian politics ready to be filled by a new party committed to improving the lives of everyday Australians, says Shaun Newman.Tokenistic royal succession changes fail equality test
Posted On Saturday, 29 Oct 2011 By admin. Under Discrimination, Religion, Republic Tags: ARM, Barry Everingham, Canadian Republcian, CCR, changes to law of succession, CHOGM, David Donovan, discrimination, law of succession, monarchy discriminates against Catholics, monarchy discriminates against illegitimate children, NZ Republican Movement, Perth CHOGM, religion, Republicans, Savage, UK Republic
Republicans around the world have dismissed changes to the laws of succession announced overnight in Perth as tokenistic and pointless. Managing editor David Donovan reports.Bank of America: the worst of the worst
Posted On Saturday, 29 Oct 2011 By admin. Under Finance, International Tags: AIG, Bank of America, banking, debit fees, debt laden banks, foreclosures, GFC, Glass-Steagall Act, Merrill Lynch, Nomi Prins, unscrupulous banking practices, USA, zombie banks
Nomi Prins from Truthout looks at the unscrupulous banking practices of the Bank of America — America’s “biggest and scariest” bank.The Australian, ideology and gross misrepresentation
Posted On Friday, 28 Oct 2011 By admin. Under Media, Republic Tags: ABC, ABC The Drum, Australian republic, David Donovcan, media, misrepresentation, Press Council, The Australian, The Queen
Managing editor David Donovan was grievously misrepresented in The Australian newspaper this week as part of its ideological campaign against The ABC.The lost soul of the Labor Party
Posted On Friday, 28 Oct 2011 By admin. Under Politics Tags: ALP dying, Australian politics, AWU, Bob Hawke, Gough Whitlam, Kevin Rudd, Labor deserting base, Shaun Newman, Tony Abbott, Workchoices
The ALP’s abandonment of Australian workers has left a void in Australian politics, says Shaun Newman.
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