Category Archives: Global Warming

Further Upheavals in Australia’s Media Landscape

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Anthony

This morning, in a move guaranteed to reshape Australia’s media landscape, Ms Pristina Tryinhard, the wealthiest woman in Goondiwindi Shire,  bought the Esk Global Mail. In an interview, I asked why she would buy a newspaper that hadn’t made any … Continue reading →

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Got form? We Aussies? Naahhh…

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Anthony

Now that a dingo or dingoes’ guilt has finally been legally established in the Azaria Chamberlain case, it behooves me, (there’s that lovely word again – still reminds me of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 1982, Dolly Parton and… Anyway, back … Continue reading →

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Merchants? Yes, But What Are They Selling?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Anthony

My friend Harvey drained his stubby and belched, as Jerry Garcia took out the Grateful Dead track with a masterful piece of playing; frenetic, yet soulful. He allowed a moment of silence, then ventured,  ”Apropos of nothing whatever, one the lesser things that … Continue reading →

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Money; Plenty to Say, But It Doesn’t Talk.

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Anthony

There’s an old aphorism, been kicking around forever, that goes, ‘Money talks.’ No it doesn’t. Not any more. It subtly infers; it seductively hints; it innocently implies. But it doesn’t talk; at least, not directly. Take this – imaginary – … Continue reading →

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The Great Tolkien Prophecy Explained

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Anthony

When Tony Abbott committed to his oath in blood last week, I had occasion to search for a literary allusion. Something that might portray the melodrama of the moment. And no, you may not ask why. The oath did have about … Continue reading →

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A 21st Century Fable from the Land of Oz

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Anthony

Once upon a time, there was an autocratic King whose courtiers became so sick of being ordered around that they decided to replace him with a court princess. The new queen outlined her plans for the kingdom, but decided that it … Continue reading →

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Y2.011K

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Anthony

Back in the dark depths of ancient history, the mid 1990s to be precise, a startling prediction came to be made, to whit, that at the stroke of midnight on Dec 31st 1999, tragedy of unspeakable proportions would be heaped upon … Continue reading →

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