Come the Revolution – Alex Mitchell
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Trump’s declaration of war
President Donald Trump declares war on North Korea and Iran – is he serious? US President Donald Trump delivered his first address to the UN General Assembly in New York this week at its annual session for heads of government. Normally it is an occasion for immense hypocrisy as leader after leader takes centre stage to…
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The road to ignominy
Two Aussie high achievers take low road to ignominy I’ve been having the gravest doubts about two celebrated Australians whom I have previously admired – former High Court judge Michael Kirby and millionaire entrepreneur Dick Smith. In recent months both have been shown in their truer colours and it has been ugly. Kirby has always been a…
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Riveting book on Australia and China
Exploring Australia-China history Canberra writer and journalist Rob Macklin has written a highly relevant, timely and utterly riveting book on the intricate relationship between Australia and China. Over the years, I’ve read most of Macklin’s 28 books but this is his best. It’s a cracker. With China established as Australia’s major trading partner, and the Beijing…
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Trump spells the end of the American era
Trump presidency spells end of American era President Donald Trump promised at his inauguration seven months ago that he would make “America great again”. Instead, he’s sending it broke. Much of the federal budget debt was inherited from the Democrats who had already approved and allocated colossal spending programmes as part of Hillary Clinton’s election…
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American Dream becomes everyone’s nightmare
American Dream becomes everyone’s nightmare President Donald Trump, his Cabinet, the White House, the Republican Party hierarchy, the Clinton/Obama-led Democratic Party and the mass media are combining to wreck America, the wealthiest and strongest power on earth. Bit-by-bit, day-by-day, blow-by-blow they are taking it down. After just seven months into his four-year presidency, Trump is an…
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Kay Lanceley’s 80th
A stellar crowd of friends gathered at Lucio’s restaurant in Paddington, Sydney, on Saturday 12 August 2017, to welcome Kay Lanceley into the gracious company of octogenarians. She did it in typical style, with much laughter and general gaiety. As very young people might say, the celebration was “awesome”. Kay, widow of the acclaimed artist Colin Lanceley…
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Cooking the books
NSW Budget becomes the excuse for fake news extravaganza … Item One: “World-class” hospital at Tweed Heads … Item Two: Massive taxpayer grant to NSW Art Gallery … World news in summary: Mrs May embraces Orange Order and Trump’s big dollar gamble. Stop Press: Winter break Cooking the books When I worked fulltime as State…
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American carpetbaggers in Oz
A conga-line of visiting US militarists simply confirms Australia’s client status … The ABC is no longer “Our ABC” … Trump declares Qatar is a Terror Central … Would Hillary Clinton stop making up excuses … Trump is the real issue … US publicity-seeker unleashed Another week and yet another Washington cold warrior has been…
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Ungainly landing for Gladys
At home, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian takes backflip which turns into belly flop … Will someone deport unwanted US Republican warmonger Senator John McCain? … And away, after Manchester bombing Prime Minister Theresa May manages to drop in polls … Now Putin is accused of ballot-rigging in Malta (!!) … Our Gladys in belly flop…
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