"Australia is Learning the Hard Way the Price of its Adherence to US Foreign Policy" - NEO Another welcome article by James O'Neill for the New Eastern Outlook. Very precise. Very open. Very clearly stated. Very true. Australia is governed stupidly. Primarily due to the cowardice (or greed, but mostly I would say cowardice) of those... Continue Reading →
A Heart-Warming Story Amid COVID-19 Chaos
I don't often get the opportunity to share a human interest story - there is so much lack of humanity or even inhumanity rife in our world - but this story particularly moved me and restored at least some confidence that there are still good people both among the more privileged and the less fortunate... Continue Reading →
Something to Ponder
I've said recently that I find nothing much of importance in current events. The issues that matter are not generally up for discussion. Trivial things like pandemics, elections and trade, occupy the global mind and of course the perennial East/West war which thankfully has so far been restricted to words and thoughtless, bad-tempered, perhaps even... Continue Reading →
Dealing With The Important Things
I break my silence of several days to stand in solidarity with Australian James O'Neill and his recent article shared below. Why have I been silent recently and at this time of emergent global forces that cry out for publicity, recognition, and general attention that will not be found anywhere, truthfully related in the prominent media?... Continue Reading →
Chasing Asylum
Australia, my home, has lost its way. If I were to ask myself the question - " What good has Australia done in the world in recent times?" or "What has been Australia's greatest achievement?" - the only honest answer I can come up with is we "stopped the boats". 'Stop The Boats' is one... Continue Reading →
Follow The Arrows To Find Gold
Who fights who in Syria? Image credit: Not sure who owns this. I got it from the TAE Facebook page What do you see there? Hmmmm... So, what's this thing between ISIS and the Israeli Air Force? It seems that ISIS is fighting everybody except the Israeli Air Force. It seems that everybody is... Continue Reading →
Thinking Local
France is introducing laws "requiring all of the nation’s “collective restaurants” (school cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, senior living communities, prisons and other state institutions) to source at least 40 percent of their food locally". "In addition to being locally sourced, the food served must be in season, organically grown and certified ecologically sustainable". This post inspired... Continue Reading →
Betting On The House
The Future for Australia is bright? Only if you are wearing rose tinted spectacles. Australia never really felt the GFC, and we were really smug about that, weren't we? Well, now maybe it is our turn to feel the pain, and it could be this year. Do you have mortgage debt? Do you think that... Continue Reading →
This Is Your Final Wake Up Call
Canada seems to be waking up. Photo courtesy of Alana Phillips on Facebook ...and here's another similar viewpoint from Diane Rizun on Facebook So, I repeat, Canada appears to be waking up. Meanwhile, here in Australia, all I can hear is the sound of zzzzzzz's. Our final opportunity, maybe, to wake ourselves up (before we... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 