News&Views Number 18
Dear readers, 22 May, ‘Change of management’. The Oz, May 21-22, Paul Kelly, ‘Crucial test of democracy’. Paul Kelly, Greg Sheridan and...
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Fiona Prior
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Generation Covid
A generation generally refers to groups of people born within a 15 to 25-year span. It may also be defined by historic events. For...
Fiona Prior
- Aug 1, 2021
- 3 min
'Grrrrrrrr....'
Things that make me go ‘Grrrrrr’. It is strange to be in lockdown when so many cities in the world are approaching their post-lockdown,...
Fiona Prior
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defence of Truth
The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defence of Truth Written by Jonathon Rausch ‘Disinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media...
Pete Jonson
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
The China issue
The weekend Oz has its usual bunch of clever journalism. The Thornton household this week is hosting a senior American (but once an...
Pete Jonson
- Apr 3, 2021
- 4 min
More on National Stupidity
Last week, Henry was prophetic. This week, the heavyweights of Australian journalism, and one American, were prophetic in spades. Today I...
David Nolan
- Mar 21, 2021
- 3 min
A new approach to Impact Investing
Theories and new investment practices take time to be widely adopted. Capital typically struggles grasping a new concept before flooding...
Pete Jonson
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Trouble with China
The mighty nation that is China is flexing its muscles. It has put the Uigurs to work, interfered with the gentle Tibetans, broke China’s...
Pete Jonson
- Mar 14, 2021
- 4 min
Global lurching
Today we wish to draw attention to global changes Henry and Mrs Thornton perceive. We believe that global economies are going through...
Pete Jonson
- Feb 18, 2021
- 2 min
Protecting Australia
'Australia is ludicrously, irresponsibly, culpably, madly unprepared for any serious external national security emergency where the...
Pete Jonson
- Feb 12, 2021
- 2 min
Vaccines – a modest proposal
Mrs Thornton is a formidable lady. Trained as a philosopher at Sydney University and Princeton , she met Henry at a party in Mike...
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