TONY MOKBEL’S RELEASE EXPOSES A ROTTEN LEGAL LEGACY When Tony Mokbel walked free from a Victorian prison today, April 4, 2025, a TV reporter branded it a “day of shame” …
Australia, like much of the world, wrestles with a glaring paradox: a first-world status propped up by a third-world economy. Despite its vast natural resources, the nation trails the developing …
EXCUSES-PROMISES-AND IN DENIAL Australia’s would-be prime ministers and their parties can’t plead ignorance to the cascading crises crushing the nation. The Treasury—supposedly independent—has known as long as the Reserve Bank …
“Without strong watchdog institutions, impunity becomes the very foundation upon which systems of corruption are built. And if impunity is not demolished, all efforts to bring an end to corruption …
“The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning”.-Adlai Stevenson Peter Dutton and the Liberal National Coalition are flogging a …
THE NAKED TRUTH ABOUT CRIME: BEYOND THE HOODIE STEREOTYPE Governments love to tout crime reduction strategies in glossy pre-election promises, but the reality—once the votes are tallied and policies implemented—reveals …
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” – George Orwell (1903 – 1950), English Author and Journalist OUR …
“Every clique is a refuge for incompetence. It fosters corruption and disloyalty, it begets cowardice, and consequently is a burden upon and a drawback to the progress of the country. …
PROMISES PROMISES-A DIET FOR FOOLS A RUDDERLESS GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS OVER THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME As a general election looms, political parties and candidates trot out tired promises and self-aggrandizing …
A $4 billion hate campaign designed to divide and rule The Australian government has flung a jaw-dropping $4 billion into anti-domestic violence campaigns, a lavish sum served up on a …