Category: Australia
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Travelling man calls it a day
Travelling man Mark Ottaway calls it a day … his brother Sir Richard Ottaway keeps campaigning … apartheid Israel loses more supporters … Liberal Party plans “cash splash” in the bush to save the Nationals … Alan Jones at Festival of Dangerous Ideas … Great Crashing Bores … Mark’s career as a traveller In his…
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Turnbull’s mission to save himself
Malcolm Turnbull on rescue mission to save himself – bugger the country … Libs to recruit Noel Pearson as election candidate … Washington pursues Canberra to support its anti-China alliance … top CIA agent spills the beans … Jihadi news on Oz television … Great Crashing Bores … Turnbull attempts to reboot Interesting times in…
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Murdoch’s expanding empire
Rupert Murdoch expands his empire (again) … British PM Theresa May in Murdoch’s pocket … Aleppo and Mosul: tale of two cities … Australia drawn deeper into Middle East quicksand … Phillip Knightley’s take on war correspondents … Rupert Murdoch: local and global This week Rupert Murdoch secured full ownership of my local paper, The…
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Tribute to Phillip Knightley
Phillip Knightley, master craftsman of newspaper journalism, leaves a legacy of accuracy, independence and getting stuck into the rich and privileged … Mainstream media straining for rebirth of fascism … Why media got Austria so wrong …. Time to fight for the ABC Personal tribute to my captain Phillip George Knightley, newspaper journalist par excellence,…
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Turnbull in lock-step with Trump
Malcolm Turnbull grovels to President Trump … How the Oz-US alliance was born … Bob Carr and Kim Beazley turn US alliance into a cargo cult … Tribute to mental health campaigner Marjorie Wallace … Festival of Dangerous Ideas … Great Crashing Bores … Every time the USA moves to the right, the Australian political…
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US Presidential election special
The big hangover from Donald Trump’s White House victory … what the Trump presidency means for Americans and the world … critical differences between Trumpeteers and Brexiteers … the impact on Oz The US will remain divided The shock waves from President-elect Donald Trump’s victory are only the start of a global political, economic and…
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New allies for anti-Turnbull saboteurs
Liberal Party’s anti-Turnbull saboteurs recruit two Labor identities … Israeli defence strategist suggests “soft” approach to ISIS … Media on course of self-destruction … Great Crashing Bores continued … Tony Abbott’s poisonous campaign to destroy Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has recruited two new allies – former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd and former Labor spin…
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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…