Rant: Sydney’s Addiction
The New South Wales Government is desperate. It ignores ongoing advice from friends, family and experts to seek alternatives. It fights all obstacles in its path for more. It cares only for the short-lived gratification, […]
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Rant: Refugees Belong in the South West
Refugees belong in the South-West: Yeah, right! The Federal Government announced an additional intake of 12,000 Syrian refugees on September 9th 2015; a drop in the ocean of the 67 million displaced persons worldwide. And […]
Rant: Westconnex minister won’t solve the problem
New Premier Glayds Berejiklian has taken the unprecedented step of creating a Minister for WestConnex, Stuart Ayres. This hiving off of WestConnex from the Roads portfolio is an extraordinary move on the part of the […]
Rant: Christmas abroad ain’t that bad
Looking back, this will be my eighth Christmas not spent with my family. I’ve lived abroad for quite some time and it’s often difficult to fly home during Christmas. Frankly, coming from a Chinese family, […]
Rant: reprieve from culture wars, please
All I want for Christmas is a reprieve from the culture wars As 2016 begins to wind down, one thing that seems to be revving up is this country’s so-called culture wars. What could it […]
Community rant – 295
Inner West’s no longer silent majority I was so happy to be a part of Norton Street Festa and experience the vibrant community spirit and see the forlorn street buzzing again. It was a joyous community […]
Time changes everything, except the 370
Come with us now on a journey through time and space… So were the opening lines of each episode of the surrealist British comedy, The Mighty Boosh, although these words could be emblazoned on a […]
Rant: Local communities dismissed
The Baird Government’s sack-and-dismiss approach to reform of local government has been harsh and careless. It has impacted on people’s lives, caused big costs for ratepayers and instability continues now into the fifth month since […]
Bay Bitch: Unlocked
I can remember a time when there were no passwords, user names or PINs. There was work, leisure and shopping but they never involved entering a password. The first number I ever had to remember […]
Rant: Wind us or against us?
As Federal Parliament resumes, let’s have a look at the prospects for a cleaner energy system. Will Australia harness the global investment boom and create the jobs of the future? And will our politicians help, […]