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Peter Hehir
Peter Hehir was a co-founder of the first Green Party in Australia, the Sydney Greens. He is a past secretary and president of the Rozelle branch of the ALP, who was expelled for opposing Hawke’s backflip on uranium with Labor’s endorsement of Roxby Downs. He was also a member of the now defunct Nuclear Disarmament Party. Peter no longer has any political party affiliation.
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Good science has no bias
I do agree with Ken Russell that inaction on the climate crisis is indefensible and I understand why he believes that climate scientists should be at the forefront of the global campaign to take targeted and effective action. Continue reading »
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The left-right, barking mad, marching machine
And so we march on blindly, striding robot-like ever closer towards the precipice. For those who care to listen, the point of no return is rapidly approaching. Continue reading »
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Raising the bar
John Menadue recently asked Pearls and Irritations (P&I) readers to suggest how to go about raising the bar in relation to content and relevance. Continue reading »
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Gaza is the holocaust reborn
Gaza now resembles Berlin at the end of WW2. A bombed out ruin, littered with the decomposing bodies of innocent civilians, entombed in the rubble of their homes. The way is now cleared for Israel to take possession of all of Gaza. To forever banish the Palestinians from their traditional homeland. And the world watches Continue reading »
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Are democracies truly democratic?
In most democratic western countries, certainly in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand, politics manifests as a duopoly. Continue reading »
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Navigating towards a fair and equitable society
The ideologies of capitalism and socialism are perceived to be irreconcilable. Individual freedom and the desire to accumulate wealth without government hinderance is pitted against the recognition of the necessity of the State to provide a humane, fair and sustainable society; one in which we all can flourish. Continue reading »
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The people’s pavillion
The third preview of the ABC acquired documentary; ‘Saving Bondi Pavilion’ was screened in the NSW Parliament theatrette on the 28th of November. It detailed the successful fight to prevent the privatisation/commercialisation of one of our treasured national icons. Continue reading »
