By all accounts Bennelong was a decent sort of person. He became a link between black and white Australia in the early days of settlement. A recently discovered secret journal sheds new light on his early days and some issues he had with the first fleet under Governor Phillip. It seems in those days the […]
Archives for January, 2015
Which part of “No changes to Medicare.” did I not understand? It must be me because when Tony Abbott made this statement before the election, I thought he meant he was not going to make any changes to Medicare. Perhaps it is the word ‘changes’. Maybe ‘changes’is different to ‘adjustments’ or ‘modifications’ or ‘tweaks’. If […]
Letter from the Business Leaders and Mining Executives Leading Environmental Salvation Society (BLAMELESS) to Prime Minister Abbott. Dear Tony, Thankyou for attending our Environmental Awards night recently. Your generous contribution to our fighting fund is very much appreciated. In particular, we would like to thank you for approving our status as a tax exempt charity. […]
As far back as I can remember, and for decades before that, the issue of banks and farmers has been a sore point. Banks are bastards who take the farms off drought ravaged farmers. The family may have had the farm for generations but now it is being taken away for reasons outside their control. Now […]