Fire the Liar, Mind the Glass House
Hanson's campaign highlighting the Prime Minister's lies when One Nation's candidates are proved to be lying undermines her arguments.
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September 10, 2026
Milosevic and Israel: Comparison of International Responses
International government response to the war in Yugoslav versus that in Gaza highlights the poor support given to the isolated and weak.
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Why I’ll Never Vote for the Australian Labor Party – The Lie One Nation Has Never Told
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July 27, 2026
Unravelling Certainty: Morality and Atrocity in Steven Spielberg’s Munich
Justification of state retaliation against an aggressor for harm is a subjective determination that may vary between individuals.
July 26, 2026
The Get Out of Jail Free Card
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June 6, 2026
The Mad Man’s Hymn
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March 6, 2026
The Lies We Live
You keep telling people the country is under siege – that immigrants are flooding in, that Muslims are plotting, that anyone who looks different is some kind of threat. Don’t you…
March 3, 2026
MAGA Christianity
O sons of the eagle, O daughters of dust, We chant of commandments, in “In God We Trust.” Parchments held high, but hearts full of rust, Trading the altar for…
January 20, 2026
The Whiniest Bitch in America, Part 2: The FIFA Peace Prize
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December 7, 2025
A Panegyric to the God of Abraham
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November 8, 2025
Cognitive Dissonance in the Trump Administration: Championing Free Speech While Silencing Critics – The Case of Jimmy Kimmel
Democracy is judged not only by the freedoms enjoyed, but the protections afforded to the dissenting voices.
September 19, 2025
The Sanctification of the Secular: Donald Trump, Jesus and the Right-Wing Religious Imaginary
Politicising faith to deify Trump corrupts the basis of true Christianity, ignoring the compassion and truth preached by Jesus.
September 18, 2025
The Mirror of Art: Society Through the Lens of Zionism, Judaism and Gaza
Art can only hold a mirror to society, when it is able to do so free from fear and reprisal.
August 17, 2025
The Complex Landscape of Antisemitism and Multiculturalism in Australia
The very arguments posed against the Voice to Parliament demonstrate the hypocrisy of those advocating for antisemitism laws.
July 12, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Discrimination / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy
The Australian Honours System: A Critique of Political Patronage and Misaligned Recognition
Appointment of political figures and public servants to an Australian honour who demonstrate a lack of integrity devalues the awards system.
June 9, 2025
The Denial of Truth: Mental Prisons in Authoritarian and Free Societies
Andrei Konchalovsky's "Dear Comrades!" highlights the individual and societal costs of denying reality.
June 7, 2025
Eshu and the Trickster Archetype: From Yoruba Mythology to Historical and Modern Disruptors
Trump embodies many of The Yoruba god's traits, but is the modern-day trickster as capable of engendering transformation?
May 17, 2025
Accountability / Domestic Law / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / International Law / United Nations
Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night: Humanity in Its Twilight Years
Humanity is grappling with its own impermanence, unwilling to surrender but uncertain of how to endure.
May 8, 2025
The Walrus and the Carpenter: An Allegory for Populism’s Deceptive Promises and Devastating Consequences
“The Walrus and the Carpenter”, is a timeless allegory for the dangers of populism.
April 14, 2025
The Art of Fabrication: Oscar Wilde’s “The Decay of Lying” and the Perils of Alternative Narratives
"Alternative facts", splinters truth beyond repair, creating not a new truth or beauty, but a discordant competition of fictions.
April 1, 2025