by Humphrey McQueen Swiftie: “A piece of sharp practice; an act of deception; a trick, esp. in the phrase to pull a swiftie”.  The Australian National Dictionary. Whether the phenomenon marketed as a ‘Taylor-Swift’ was human or android, male, female or trans, black or white, took up none of my brain cells until late last year. I still have no …

This article came from the Vanguard website Part 2 of a series on forces supporting opposing sides of the Voice referendum and the need for unity, whatever the result. It exposes the growth of far right organisation against the Voice. Part 1 looked at the role of the Business Council of Australia. The far right organises The commanding heights of …

by Richard Stone Information emerging from reliable sources has revealed a looming crisis in Australia: forty years of economic rationalism has produced a dysfunctional economy based on short-term profit, with little resilience or sustainability.  The problem has been exacerbated by political spin and carefully edited statements from government departments and private business intelligence bodies to hide the deep-rooted economic malaise. …