Hanson’s looking for public money againHanson’s looking for public money again
WHENEVER Pauline Hanson runs for elections, there is but one reason – the woman has run out of money. She made much of the fact that she was leaving Australia[...]
Category: Australia
Surprising loss but no hint of foul playSurprising loss but no hint of foul play
WHEN Australia played Zimbabwe in the World Cup cricket tournament preliminary rounds, the openers, Shane Watson and Brad Haddin, took an awful amount of time to score their runs. Haddin,[...]
Understanding the GFCUnderstanding the GFC
IT hit the world in September 2008 but the effects of the financial crisis, that was precipitated by the failure of Lehman Brothers, continue to haunt the world to this[...]
ISP support staff are in a class of their ownISP support staff are in a class of their own
IN JAPAN, friends of mine who visit the country regularly tell me, the attitude towards customers is summed up in one line: “The customer is always right [1].” When it[...]
Banks: people love to hate themBanks: people love to hate them
THERE are four big banks in Australia – Commonwealth, Westpac, National Australia and ANZ – which bitch right through the year about the rising costs of operating and then report[...]
Beating up on multiculturalismBeating up on multiculturalism
TO ANY politician, people equate to votes. A particular community equates to a vote-bank. When it’s convenient to humour that community – i.e. when one needs their votes – the[...]
Melbourne can learn from Brisbane’s bus systemMelbourne can learn from Brisbane’s bus system
MELBOURNE prides itself on many things. But when it comes to transport, it has to take second place to the much smaller and less-populated Brisbane. That city has a bus[...]
Sexism reigns in AFL commentary boxSexism reigns in AFL commentary box
FOR all the talk about the number of women involved in Australain rules football, better known as AFL, there are fresh indications that, like many other things in the country,[...]
Ashes to Ashes: Australia left in the dustAshes to Ashes: Australia left in the dust
AT LEAST one Australia could have been happy after the catastrophic defeat in the fifth and final Ashes Test – but even that didn’t happen. Ricky Ponting, forced to stand[...]
Final Ashes Test: Ponting’s mixed feelingsFinal Ashes Test: Ponting’s mixed feelings
RICKY Ponting faces five very difficult days ahead. Days when he will be torn between wanting Australia to do well in the final Ashes Test and also fully aware that[...]