Problems Current Political Debate

Clangers in current political debate

01/11/2014 - 14:56

A look at the distortions and conceptual abuse common in Australian political debate.
The Reality of the Labour Issue, and the 'Good' Entrepreneurs of History

01/11/2014 - 17:07

Are unions claiming their unfair share of the cake, gumming up the works as we march towards greater prosperity? A critical look.
Miranda Devine, Rape and Lighting

01/31/2014 - 08:05

A reply to Devine's article suggesting more rapes will result from a LED based anti-technology agenda.
Zoe's Law - A Different Perspective

09/27/2014 - 21:07

I'm comfortable with Zoe's law 2, a law which proposes to recognise injury to an unborn foetus. I don't think that this law would affect the law around abortions the way has been claimed.

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Scientology

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Clangers in current political debate

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The Reality of the Labour Issue, and the 'Good' Entrepreneurs of History

Jan 11, 2014 |

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History: Technology, People, Society -- and Ryde

Jan 11, 2014 |

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History: Technology, People, Society -- and Ryde

Image of Halmeg plant, by courtesy of Ryde Library Service

I wonder about the past, I wonder about the different society, the different people, and the different economy - it prompts a brief look at some of the industrial history around Ryde, and the prominent sight of the "Halmeg" plant.

Al-Jazeera and Selective Coverage

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, one of her neighbours mentioned that he got up at 6am to watch Al-Jazeera news on SBS, where they were piping that through to their main broadcast, and that it gave an intriguingly "different" point of view.

Chomsky and conflicting elements of US foreign policy

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 different to the picture painted by both Chomsky and his opponents.

Intellectual Property - Pushing back at the abuse

This piece is derived from a talk I gave at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. So, it is a bit more "talky" than my other articles. I have had some appreciation about just how it captures the issues, and the US influence. Hope you find it interesting
Ahoy.

Australian Politics: the Centre, the Extremes, the Balkanisation

A top-level look at the current tensions in politics in Australia, and a plug for the Pirate Party.

Understanding the political world around me has been an adventure, perhaps even a struggle. There are problems I see, that Pirate Party Australia sees, which I've tried to make sense of, and I'll now outline a few of them, in particular a few ways how politics and political debate has gone off the rails in Australia. Yes, I hope that you'll want to support us. But regardless, I hope you'll find what I say to be worthwhile.

John August

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