It’s a bitter pill to swallow: Al Qaeda has wonIt’s a bitter pill to swallow: Al Qaeda has won
Today marks 11 years since Al Qaeda flew planes into the towers of the World Trade Centre in New York and made the US aware that it was not safe[...]
Destroying the joint?Destroying the joint?
AUSTRALIA is a a sexist country. There’s that phrase again. And with good reason. Last Friday, one of the country’s well-known radio broadcasters, let fly a tirade against the prime[...]
Dinosaurs should not be given oxygenDinosaurs should not be given oxygen
AUSTRALIA is a sexist country. This is something I’ve said before. It bears repeating in view of the behaviour of a Liberal party hanger-on this week. Grahame Morris is a[...]
Lance Armstrong: an apology for a sportsmanLance Armstrong: an apology for a sportsman
ALL that Lance Armstrong had to do was to release one simple statement: “I have never taken performance-enhancing drugs.” Instead what came forth from the seven-time Tour de France winner,[...]
British traders being disadvantaged by pathetic mail serviceBritish traders being disadvantaged by pathetic mail service
BRITAIN’S Royal Mail service is royal no longer. Indeed, one could question whether it is a mail service at all, it takes so long to deliver material for which people[...]
Thomas Friedman, fraud supremeThomas Friedman, fraud supreme
WHAT does one call a writer who pretends that the life experiences of others are his own, and passes them off as such? A fraud? A poser? A plagiarist? I[...]
Subsidising stupiditySubsidising stupidity
IT IS not uncommon these days to witness people walking the streets of any city, apparently fully engrossed in some very important activity on a mobile device. These folk are[...]
Carbon tax shows Australia in a bad lightCarbon tax shows Australia in a bad light
ON JULY 1, Australia introduced a price on carbon emissions. As a result of this, around 300 companies will have to pay the tax, based on a price of $23[...]
Money does tend to blur the perspective of manyMoney does tend to blur the perspective of many
ONE can understand Matthew Ricketson’s despair over the criticism levelled at the report of the media inquiry of which he was part; after all, one never likes to see one’s[...]
Smartphones. How about dumbphones?Smartphones. How about dumbphones?
SMARTPHONE. Nice word – is the phone meant to be the smart one or does it make the user smarter? Or is it the case that the phone increases the[...]