Regular readers will know Henry is a frequent reader of the Quadrant magazine. Here is a summary of a nice article from October 2016. (One of the benefits of...

'Lie Machines: How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives' by Philip N. Howard “... Any framew...

For some reason I cannot avoid having a go at some thoughts about the future of humanity and Australia's future contribution. I shall avoid suggesting there w...

Shared sustainable prosperity for all. I’m not a believer in miracles but I do love a bit of magical smarts. At the moment the world needs as much inspired c...

Putting the country back into the city … As a friend and I (heatedly) discussed recently, the opening up of the world post-covid is all about experts world-w...

We are living through the scariest global event since the Spanish Influenza pandemic 100 years ago. No-one alive then recalls the event. Interested readers c...

We are all thinking about the future. Unsurprisingly, the future now has a very real demarcation point for most. D-day is post COVID-19 shutdown. And interes...

Regular readers will know Henry is a frequent reader of the Quadrant magazine. Here is a summary of a nice article from October 2016. (One of the benefits of...

Latest data for Australia's corona virus looks promising. Numbers of those who have tested have 'flattened', better than expected, and deaths are few and f...

After over 400 days in goal, Cardinal Pell is released from goal by the unanimous decision of Australia's seven High Court judges. The Cardinal's statement ...