An opinion should be based on facts. There are two aspects to this statement. Firstly, what are the facts, and secondly, how do you put the facts together to create an opinon? The My Comment blog tries to understand and explain the facts. It tries to put them together in a way that might reach a different conclusion. Provide a different view. Drag out some facts that are not well known and even explore why they may have been hidden.
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Most Recent Posts
28, January, 2026
It sometimes seems impossible to reach a consensus on social issues. How do organisations agree on complex subjects? In this example, we look at the International Standards Organisation and their process.
4, January, 2026
How do social values, religion and nationality drive us into separate tribes? How do we recognise the influences and how do we deal with them?
25, December, 2025
The movie Nuremburg teaches us many lessons about the Nazi rise to power in the 1930s. Do any of those lessons apply to politics today? Are there any similarities between Germany in the 1930s, and the USA today?
10, December, 2025
Why do projects run over time and budget. Wrong question. Why do project estimates invariably understate how much and how long?
28, November, 2025
What are the facts about immigration? This article provides an analysis of the real numbers around immigration in Australia.
A Random Selection
Unions may be in decline but they do have a purpose beyond their members. In Australia, they play a role in keeping a Labor party hones.
We think of farmers' demands for water as fixed and the supply of water as variable. What if we fix the amount of water a farmer receives on an annual basis, and the farmer can plan around that amount?
Shopping has changed from a necessity to a hobby for many. If shops were not open on Sundays, who would win and who would lose?
What is important to us from the government? Is it what will put money in our pockets, or is it what is good for the whole of society?
what’s trending
28, January, 2026
It sometimes seems impossible to reach a consensus on social issues. How do organisations agree on complex subjects? In this example, we look at the International Standards Organisation and their process.
4, January, 2026
How do social values, religion and nationality drive us into separate tribes? How do we recognise the influences and how do we deal with them?
editor’s pick
16, December, 2013
Rage against the cushions!!! Men, we need to combine to fight the stuffing of our houses with cushions. Join Men Against Cushions.
14, May, 2016
A satirical look at what a building royal commission in 2046 might discover.
