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Diatribe: From the brink – Reviving Greek via Hebrew
It is, perhaps no coincidence that Φάρος, the Greek word for lighthouse and thus a beacon to guide one to safety and ensure their survival, rhymes with Χάρος, the shady …
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ΚΡΙΜΣS ΑΓΑΙΝΣΤ ΑΛΦΑΒΣΤS (Crimes against alphabets)
Some things get my goat like no others. One of the major ones, are persons who misspell their parents’ names on their tombstones. Tombstones are civilisation’s lame attempt at a …
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Victoria’s soft bail laws: A call for urgent reform to protect victims
Victoria’s bail system is failing its most vulnerable: the victims of violent crime. While offenders benefit from legal protections that prioritise their right to bail, victims are left to deal …
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Elon Musk’s war on empathy misses the point of Western Civilisation
In a recent conversation with podcaster Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, whose current role in the U.S. government could charitably be described as extra-legal disruptor, opined that “the fundamental weakness of …
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Creative Australia’s crisis: How the Sabsabi scandal exposed a governance meltdown
Last Tuesday evening the CEO Adrian Collette was brought to the Senate’s Estimates Committee to explain his decision to rescind the appointment of Khaled Sabsabi’s to represent Australia at the …
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Diatribe: Looking for Themis
“I rule in favour the plaintiff,” the judge pronounced. I barely suppressed a whoop of triumph. Being a relatively newly minted lawyer, this was the first case I had undertaken …
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Are we creators of our own demise? Why you should not ignore the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and Greece
On Sunday, 26 January 2025, the new president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, issued an executive order permitting the federal government to override California’s water management practices …
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Is multiculturalism in Australia facing challenges?
Multiculturalism is a social and political approach that recognises, values, and promotes the coexistence of diverse cultural identities within a society, fostering inclusivity and respect among different ethnic and cultural …
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Diatribe: The many faces of the Bourbaki
Years ago, I caused to be posted on social media, a copy of a painting depicting a foustanella clad gentleman crossing the Sturt Desert. In the accompanying caption, I informed …
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Silent disco keeps the groove going at the Antipodes Festival beyond midnight
The party didn’t stop at 11pm on Saturday, at the Antipodes Festival, as it continued in relative silence at the Golden Square Carpark in the inaugural Silent Disco. I decided …