It’s January 27th 2910 and on the 31st the second deadline passes for Australians to ‘opt out’ of the My Health Record…..The deadline was extended from the end of November 2018 as the opt out website crashed due to the… Read More ›
Current Affairs
The Biggest News Stories of 2018
For the last 8 years I have been writing a Morning News Wrap: summarizing the news of the day. This has now stopped as of just before Christmas, but here are the top 26News Stories of 2018….Do you agree with… Read More ›
I Think RUOK Day is Flawed
Today is RUOK Day? The concept is you use this day to ask people in your world: Are they Ok? Whilst I fundamentally support the concept of greater mental health support and even asking the question, I think that to… Read More ›
An Open Letter To Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Dear Prime Minister Scott, Congratulations on becoming Australia’s Prime Minister. Almost three years ago to the day when Malcom Turnbull first became Prime Minister, I wrote him an Open Letter and published it through my blog site. As I re… Read More ›
Should Men be allowed into Women’s toilets? WHY THE HELL ARE WE EVEN ASKING THIS QUESTION?????? (There is some swearing in this blog).
I have lots of thoughts and opinions on this question. Actually I don’t. Here is the real question? Why the @#%$ are we even discussing this…????? And I am not a swearing man….but this is moving me toward @$#%# But… Read More ›
Israel Folau: You Sir Have Committed A Speech Crime….The Message From Australia’s Dictatorship
There has been a fair bit in the media over the last few days about Wallabies player Israel Folau and his faith based comments on his personal Instagram account about Homosexuals. Qantas who sponsors the Wallabies have made noises… Read More ›
This Is A Pretty Big Commonwealth Games Stuff Up By The Organisers.
My 14 year old daughter was recently part of a interschool debating competition. It was her first debate and the topic was ‘That The Commonwealth Games Are Worth Hosting’. Laura’s team from Kings Christian College was the negative…meaning they were… Read More ›
A Third Person Has Just Died From Eating Rockmelon: Here Is Some Information That I Think Is Relevant For All Rockmelon Lovers.
A third person has just died from the disease Listeria which they caught from eating a Rockmelon. I love a good Rockmelon particularly with a little bit of sugar sprinkled over it. So the fact that you can die from… Read More ›
Free Range Eggs: Don’t Be Hoodwinked Into Thinking This Is Better For The Chooks!!
I was discussing our grocery shopping the other day with Melanie (my wife). She always buys Free Range Eggs, and I applauded her sense of social responsibility….(let’s not delve into the fact that she does the grocery shopping… this is… Read More ›
If Love Is Love–Why The Judgemental Outrage Over Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s Affair?
I really need some help to understand the collective mindset of Australians. In November last year the majority of Australians voted in the Marriage Equality Plebiscite to allow same sex couples to marry. This was under the banner of the… Read More ›
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