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Minister's Masterclass In Ignorance

Jason Clare rewards universities for acting as the government's own people-smuggling business while ignoring the destruction it wreaks on Australia.

Published: November 5, 2024

The Banal Terror of Her Ways

Foreign Minister Penny Wong displays characteristic nonchalance when asked why she is sending Australian taxpayers' money winding to terrorists.

Published: October 31, 2024

Is The Art of Surfing Metaphysical?

Philosophers who examine the relationship between reality and consciousness don’t know what they are talking about until they’ve been fully pitted.

Published: October 17, 2024

Society Burns As We Sit And Squander

Our leaders are not solely to blame for the imminent collapse of western civilisation. Our indifference and inaction make us culpable too.

Published: October 15, 2024

Astrology Almost Got Me Sacked

The stars didn't quite align when, as a young journalist, I was tempted to dabble in the dark art of astrology.

Published: August 28, 2024

Stupidity of the 'Jaws Effect'

People who say fear of lethal sharks is caused by a Hollywood movie never explain why they themselves are afraid of harmless insects.

Published: January 10, 2018

Erring on the Side of Maneaters

The researchers who successfully advocated for the protection of great white sharks in 1999 did so with incomplete knowledge of their population

Published: April 22, 2017

Great White Hope Clouded in Obfuscation

Tens of millions of dollars are being spent researching ways to mitigate shark attacks while the obvious solution is being ignored.

Published: June 13, 2016

From Ramps to Redemption

Surfing and skateboarding are littered with young men who flew high then crashed and burned. But none are quite so intense as the Pappas brothers.

Published: March 11, 2016

Glen Folkard: Shark Attack Survivor

Trauma, pain and a wonky right leg are just the start of recovering from a shark attack. For Glen Folkard, it also involves fighting the shark lovers who wish he'd died.

Published: August 29, 2015

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