This is the text of a speech I gave to the Ryde-Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation...
Elections! And I'm Contesting Bennelong!
The most crucial, important election ... Since the last one! And I'm contesting it in Bennelong, as a candidate in the Pirate Party branch of Fusion. I've given a speech to the Ryde-Hunters Hill Flora & Fauna Preservation Society
My preferences, and a review of the other candidates
AND .... I'M BEING SPAMMED. The experience of being a candidate ....
But, on a more positive side I've been Interviewed on Gene Tunny's "Economics Explored" podcast. I've also been considered at the "Ryde District Mums" website.
The content on this webpage is mostly from previous elections, but it gives you an idea of where my thinking lies. However, there is on bit of recent content, relevant to this 2022 election - a speech I gave to the Eastwood Chamber of Commerce, together with the preferences and review posting above ...
But, further, I've made a series of speeches recently on behalf of the Pirate Party Branch:
- Government Surveilance & Foreign Policy
- Covid ( from 8 months ago, but captures a lot still worthwhile)
- The economy vs. real people, or how CPI gets it so wrong around accomodation
- Bureaucracy and waste ( from a year ago, but still revelant)
There's a talk I gave on Intellectual Property, shines a light on issues today.
And, check out more of our content on You Tube, and my past shows on Community Radio
Topical
So, I need to denote preferences, much as we all say "you can choose your own preferences", it...
I'm receiving multiple similar emails from different people about the same set of causes. Sites...
Here's the speech I gave recently to the Eastwood Chamber of Commerce on the 11th of April. At...
Why am I not a skeptic? Well, at least, why am I not a part of organised skepticism, as claimed...
Jordan Peterson - the person, his works, his impacts
Jordan Peterson is a professor of...
Taking a look at Al-Jazeera coverage, and the conspicious absence of some events overlapping...
This piece is derived from a talk I gave at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. So, it is a...
A top-level look at the current tensions in politics in Australia, and a plug...
A look at votes in NSW on secular issues, and the influence of the religious lobby, and a...
Pages
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...
Here's a list of podcasts I've release over the past year or so on mixcloud. You can go straight...
I'm receiving multiple similar emails from different people about the same set of causes. Sites...
So, I need to denote preferences, much as we all say "you can choose your own preferences", it...
Why am I not a skeptic? Well, at least, why am I not a part of organised skepticism, as claimed...
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
Other material
Me. speaking on Evolutionary Psychology - Radio National.
Yours truly, and pirates, in the Domain
A recent joint initative in the domain, including a talk by Andrew Dowling
Speakers in the Domain
this last one 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.
Welcome to John August : Permutations
Religion
Mar 16, 2019 |
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A look at votes in NSW on secular issues, and the influence of the religious lobby, and a...
Sep 21, 2015 |
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...
Sep 27, 2014 |
An edited version of this article has been published in the Spring 2014 issue of ...
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
May 18, 2022 |
This is the text of a speech I gave to the Ryde-Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Preservation Society on the 7th of May. I was asked to comment on environmental issues, and...
Apr 30, 2022 |
I'm receiving multiple similar emails from different people about the same set of causes. Sites like getup.com , dogooder.com and advocacysender.com These sites offer to...
Apr 21, 2022 |
Here's the speech I gave recently to the Eastwood Chamber of Commerce on the 11th of April. At the time, I made the point of recognising that there can be good people in...
Dec 26, 2021 |
Why am I not a skeptic? Well, at least, why am I not a part of organised skepticism, as claimed by the so-called Australian Skeptics, actually the NSW branch of...
Jun 29, 2021 |
Jordan Peterson - the person, his works, his impacts
Jordan Peterson is a professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. A controversial figure, he has...
Mar 15, 2021 |
Taking a look at "Froth Flotation" the technology mentioned, but not explained to my satisfaction, around Broken Hill
Some years ago, I visited Broken Hill. It is...
Feb 01, 2021 |
Taking a look at Al-Jazeera coverage, and the conspicious absence of some events overlapping between Australia and Qatar.
While visiting my Aunt in Wollongong,...
Nov 26, 2020 |
I’ve long been interested in Chomsky’s writings, but I could always see good and bad in them. I’ve struggled to understand foreign policy and how the US fits in. It’s...
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