Category Archives: International Politics

Political issues either outside of Australia or that Australia is peripherally invovled in.

Time to Quit Doing what Ain’t Working?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Anthony

  Politicians – for the most part, anyway – aren’t stupid. But, like the rest of we mere mortals, they’re apt to do stupid things. And they’re at their stupidest when when their reason for doing something is based on … Continue reading →

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Obama wins… a little of what it means

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Anthony

  Romney just made the most useful and important speech of his entire presidential campaign, his concession speech. And in a few moments, President Obama will make the most important speech of his campaign. So, why were so many pundits … Continue reading →

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The new reality, it used to be a joke

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Anthony

Back in the day, I used to tell a joke – it always got a laugh – that went like this: The president of a US multinational manufacturer and retailer which had a bad year was addressing the company AGM … Continue reading →

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Words… They Mean Something, Just Not Always Sure What.

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Anthony

Every once in a while, to escape the depressing banality of Australian politics, I cast an eye over what’s happening over the puddle… Incidentally, we used to say, ‘Overseas’, then we started saying, ‘Across the pond’. Now we say, ‘Over the … Continue reading →

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International Finance – It’s All Greek To Me

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Anthony

Okay, so let me see if I understand this whole Greek thing. Greece is up to its ?????? (I’m reliably informed that this is Greek for cojones), in debt and cannot afford even the interest payments given current levels of productivity … Continue reading →

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Christmas… the Season of Santa, Gift Giving and… No Politicians.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Anthony

Christmas is the worst of all times for we political junkies. Politicians and journalists are on holidays and nothing’s happening. It’s… well, there’s this tic I’ve developed, and I’m beginning to listen to kids quarreling to give myself a small … Continue reading →

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The Not So Great Pretenders

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Anthony

My granddaughter, (aged 7), said, “Grandad, do you want to see me pretending to be you?” “Sure,” I said, preparing myself for an acute if probably disturbing insight into my personal behaviour. She just went about her business. I said, “When are you … Continue reading →

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Did Osama get Lucky… Sort of?

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Anthony

On this tenth anniversary of 9/11, I’m asking myself if maybe Osama got lucky in ways he never anticipated. Although, any strategy that ends up with you being executed probably doesn’t qualify as lucky. But sadly, it’s just possible Osama may have actually achieved some of … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan – The Way We Do Things Around Here

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Anthony

In a previous life, I was once tasked with lifting a factory’s performance.  A new  foreman told me about a particularly wasteful practice that he was flat out unable to get people to do differently. When I dug down, the answers I got … Continue reading →

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