Barr’s Folly: The Light Rail Debacle Draining Canberra’s Future
The ACT light rail project highlights the fiscal incompetence and hubris of a Chief Minister more intent on building a folly to his ego than economic stability.
The ACT light rail project highlights the fiscal incompetence and hubris of a Chief Minister more intent on building a folly to his ego than economic stability.
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There's nothing valuable about mediocrity, especially when the gains are easily won.
Trump's dystopian America has been anticipated ain film and literature for almost 200 years.
No more excuses, no more cover-ups. It's time that Indigenous Australians are shown respect.
Tu Pham investigated herself. Unsurprisingly, she was exonerated, much to the detriment of her Indigenous direct report.
Trump's America re-enacts the fictional events played out in Aristophanes' "The Birds" and Orwell's "Animal Farm".
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Let me step from city shadows, Tip my hat and shake your hand. You might not notice, walking by, But, friend, I know this tangled land. My voice has echoed…
Democracy is judged not only by the freedoms enjoyed, but the protections afforded to the dissenting voices.
Politicising faith to deify Trump corrupts the basis of true Christianity, ignoring the compassion and truth preached by Jesus.
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Amplification of outrage by vested interests is designed to exploit cracks in societal cohesion.
The descent into totalitarianism can only be avoided by cultivating truth, accountability, and pluralism in politics.
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Beware the minor malcontent seeking glory.