The US has a federal system of government, with power shared between the 50 states, one district and several territories. Every 4 years an election is held to select a…
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When Julia Gillard was Prime Minister (PM), she suffered a huge amount of abuse from the far right, much as Obama did in the US. There were several pointed remarks…
The Daily Mail has now been dropped from the Wikipedia list of reliable sources. Given that Faux News and Russia Today are still on the list, it just goes to…
In a speech delivered to journalism students at the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin, retired Admiral William McRaven quoted the words of Donald Trump…
Although Ronald Reagan and the republicans love to take credit for ‘winning the cold war’, which culminated in the collapse of the USSR, they should probably not do so. As…
It is difficult to know where to start with Queensland One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts, the staring-eyed, climate change denier. He is a conspiracy theorist, and believes that all sorts…
Deep down, you know Tony Abbott is harbouring a desire to become Prime Minister again. To some it would be welcome, but these are mostly people disappointed with the annoying…
Online, I have been discussing with numerous trumpettes the benefits or otherwise of electing the orange buffoon to the presidency. In doing so, I stumbled on a facebook page where…
After Trump’s idiotic rants about NATO, US Defence Secretary Mattis, on a visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels, eventually stated that the US commitment to NATO “remains solid”. Then he…