Reg Hamilton Flat White Getty Images Reg Hamilton 17 June 2025 6:28 PM Donald Horne complained in 1964 that we were ‘derivative’ with ‘second rate’ leaders. The coming of British liberties in 1788 led to remarkably modern liberal democracies in the 1850s. Votes for all men, self-government, and the secret ballot, in the colonies ofContinue reading “Is Australia derivative?”
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Time to speak up, John and Tony
When team players need to break the vow of silence James Allan Getty Images James Allan 7 June 2025 9:00 AM What qualities make someone a good team player? In sports we all have a pretty good idea: in public, a good team player always supports his or her coach and teammates. If you thinkContinue reading “Time to speak up, John and Tony”
Larry Pickering – Why I really don’t like Bill Shorten
Date: December 16, 2013Author: Editor, cairnsnews 2 Comments WHY I REALLY DON’T LIKE BILL SHORTEN Share this:
Cancel Cowards
Amy Brooke Quadrant Online December 6, 2024 Although the move throughout the West to impose a cancel culture as a form of control seems to be nearing its apex, the fight against the truth has been decades in the making. For example, when moving some decades ago to Nelson, I tried to get from theContinue reading “Cancel Cowards”
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