If you can get past the emotions you might feel, the history of Abbott and Turnbull - and the...
the latest adventure - council!
I stood election as a Councillor in Ryde for East Ward!
Here's my Review of what happened ... You can also have a look/listen at/to : A speech I gave at the Ryde Business Forum. An interview I gave on radio 2RRR Ryde. Of more interest to people in Ryde, and particularly those in East Ward. But if even if you're not, feel free to have a gander anyway ...
Topical
The their June 15th issue, the Northern District Times were kind enough to cover my...
A letter I wrote to Mr Dominello and Mr Alexander back in 2012. It is a reflection of who I...
The "rights" based debate is much confused, with much distortion of the english language and...
Somehow, the promise has been betrayed. Just what was society - the economy - and indeed, the...
Hockey's budget has come out to a mixed reaction. Some say the...
The Problems with Current Political Debate
If you read Quadrant, or listen to various free-market advocates, you'll get the view...
Some time ago Miranda Devine wrote this...
An edited version of this article has been published in the Spring 2014 issue of ...
I originally released this article in late January 2014. Mid March, I added the sections...
this site
I'm John August and this is my blog. Obviously, whether you find it worth reading is up to you....
I've previously been a member of the Secular Party of Australia. I resigned from them some time...
The their June 15th issue, the Northern District Times were kind enough to cover my...
This is my latest adventure - standing for election as councillor, trying to do some good, and...
Other Writings and Audio
Roving Spotlight on Radio Skid Row
I've been doing this show for a while on Radio Skid Row, Marrickville, and some shows ( with a lot of the music removed ) have been released as podcasts:
AC Grayling on history, religion and its influence
Mark Gibbons on wage stagnation and prosperity
My own comment on the Catholic Church
21st JuneTim Josling and myself discuss voluntary assisted dying, evidence based medicine ( in particular the heart attacks induced by the viox painkiller), politics and campaigns, and the status of gold in the global economy.
10 May Dr. Keith Suter on Nuclear War and other existential risks, and me (JA) with some budget comment and a look at the remnants of the Sydney Hydraulic Power Company
26th April Dr. Arthur Chesterfield-Evans on democracy. Topics including: Same Sex Marriage ; Deaths in War ; Heritage Festival ; Different Types of Love ; Monkeys, Pornography & Prostitution and The Myth of Natural Foods.
16th August Dr. Terry Dwyer on the wealth locked up in the land. The census! Privatisation commentary from the ACCC. Diffusion Science Radio on genetic engineering to reduce the needless deaths of chicks. A letter from a former slave to his past owner. Sculptures of tradespeople at the GPO. Music by Black Cab and Black City Lights remains.
19th July Graham Quint from the National Trust on state significant development, including West Connex. The finding against police by a protester, and history. Diffusion Science Radio on dance moves. ... Cyrus, King of Persia; was he really that innovator of human rights? US inspired revolutions in Vanuatu and the Goulburn school that went on strike. Music includes a track by Sounds like Winter.
Other material
Me. speaking on Evolutionary Psychology - Radio National.
See the segment on my bennelong candidacy for some videos from the ryde business forum
Speakers in the Domain
I've been speaking in the domain for a while - this includes a list of some of my material, including coal, abiogenesis, the housing crisis, Israel and also a contribution to a Christian talking about Creationism.
Rolf Harris Satire
"Tie Me Bloody Hands Down Sport ( I just can't keep groping the girls)" - by dTrog - a satire looking back on Rolf Harris
I acknowledge the hurt that the victims of Mr. Harris' abuse must have endured, and I do not wish to undermine that. At the same time, I consider Mr. Harris to be a legitimate target for ridicule, which is what this audio focuses on. I should point out that it is currently computer synthesised, but perhaps one day we'll get something vocal put together. People are free to record something themselves along Creative Commons lines - please acknowledge dTrog as the author and let me know of your efforts.
Welcome to John August : Permutations
Religion
Sep 21, 2015 |
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Back in 2008, I had an on-line debate with Greg Clarke who was the then-director of the Centre...
May 03, 2015 |
Trying to get a handle on the diversity of reactions, ideas, the fair and the unfair, the...
Aug 17, 2014 |
This document has been scorned by many as merely an anti-semitic exercise. For Umberto Eco,...
Jan 13, 2014 |
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of the Australian...
of interest
Jan 11, 2014 |
This article first appeared in The Ryde Recorder, newsletter of the Ryde District Historical Society, back around...
Dec 27, 2015 |
There's a lot of hype around slowing down, or even reversing aging. Here's my view.
I've long been...
Nov 07, 2015 |
I hit another vehicle from behind - and proved in court it was the other drivers' fault. And along the way I learnt a lot about the courts, topping up my cynicism tank...
Sep 21, 2015 |
Back in 2008, I had an on-line debate with Greg Clarke who was the then-director of the Centre for Public Christianity. The subject was just how much influence the...
May 03, 2015 |
Trying to get a handle on the diversity of reactions, ideas, the fair and the unfair, the complexity, around Islam.
Feb 06, 2015 |
Engaging with the arguments in one particular anti-vax article.
Background
I'm writing this in reply to an...
Dec 31, 2014 |
For me, The Great War ( World War One ) remains fascinating. From the time in my youth when I saw Peter Weir's film "Gallipoli", that time has been endearing. I see it as...
Sep 27, 2014 |
An edited version of this article has been published in the Spring 2014 issue of Australian Rationalist.
I've been interested in developments around...
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