Category: State
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Culture and the French
Judith White’s newly-released book, Culture Heist: Art versus Money, has stirred the possum in Sydney’s art world and divided it into two opposing camps. On one side is the top heavy, out-of-touch management of the Art Gallery of NSW and on the other is a wide body of opinion among art lovers. The AGNSW bureaucrats…
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Turnbull – waving or drowning?
Malcolm Turnbull clings to office and Budget lifebuoy while sharks circle … Solving tax problem: make ‘em pay up … Premier Gladys Berejiklian fails to convince … Queensland rejects NAPLAN – Hooray! … Pope Francis on eating shit … John Clarke remembered … Great Crashing Snobs … PM Malcolm Turnbull – waving or drowning? If…
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Police commissioners and their political masters
Faceless man replaces Andrew Scipione as NSW Police Commissioner … UK’s Theresa May delivers suicide note to EU – or is it Britain’s resurrection? … Why hardened criminals become terrorists in prison … Korea, North and South, plunges into political turmoil … Moslem baroness puts Israel’s soldiers of fortune on the spot … Festival of…
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The media, One Nation and the Netherlands
How the media got it so wrong in WA and Netherlands … Lesson? Don’t let social media replace reporting … Qatar beats OZ hands down in resources taxation … Israel bans me – Hooray! … Tel Aviv rolls out red carpet for “Duterte Harry” … Premier Gladys loses her shine … One Nation collapses in…
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ISIS missile building or AFP fantasy?
Malcolm Turnbull’s “terror” alert deconstructed … Why Canberra is absorbed with WA State Election … Mike Baird returns to banking vomitorium … Dr Gallop promotes laughably fatuous UK regulations … Great Crashing Bores … ISIS missile system or AFP fantasy? If you ever wondered what a home-grown piece of “fake news” looks like, turn to…
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Changing face of global politics
Global economics and politics have just changed our world … UK, US and China at odds over globalisation … People demand safety, stability and a liveable future while global corporations and banks gouge their way ahead … At home: lessons from the demise of NSW Premier Mike Baird. UK, China and US directions Keynote speeches…
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US bans private jails
Washington bans future use of private jails … Global security firms lobby Australian politicians to step up prison privatisation … Canberra’s new double act: The Pauline Hanson & James Ashby Show … Festival of Dangerous Ideas featuring John Howard … Great Crashing Bores continued … US ban on privately-owned jails In Washington DC on August…
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How to stop greyhound savagery
Simple way to end the barbaric culture of greyhound racing … Britain’s UKIP in disintegration … War crimes in Yemen: but don’t mention Australian involvement … Media corrupted in New York and Australia … Festival of Dangerous Ideas – 2 … Great Crashing Bores continued How to stop greyhound savagery There is a simple way…
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NSW by-elections to savage both Nationals and Labor
TWO by-elections in NSW on November 12 present a critical test for both Premier Mike Baird’s Coalition and the Opposition Labor Party. The Nationals face an uphill battle to retain the regional seat of Orange in western NSW and Labor must hold the “heartland” seat of Wollongong to stake its claim to be the next…