Trump would be a disaster for the world economy (and climate change)
As the US presidential election count continues, it becomes increasingly likely that Donald Trump will win. It appears that the majority of Americans believe that...
Advocating Very Fast Train travel for Australia
The possibility of one or more Very Fast Train (VFT) lines for Australia has been debated for more than 40 years, most often being treated...
Global heating heresy?
As I argued in a recent article, the election of Donald Trump as President would be disastrous for climate change compared with the current...
New clobber
As you can see we've adopted a new Wordpress theme. Many thanks to our web guru Tony Sarhanis. What do you think? I really like...
Orange Jesus Trump
Most people throughout the world (except dedicated right wing American Republicans) are contemplating with horror the very real possibility of Donald Trump being re-elected as...
Vale David Tiley
David Tiley was one of the early generation of bloggers in Australia, starting in 2003, approximately the same time as I started. I first met...
Minority government would be no bad thing
The common view from politicians and so-called experts is that minority government is dreadful. I don't agree. Nor, it seems, does former Rudd and Gillard...