Bushfires Royal Commission

Posted by Michael on March 14, 2009, 10:24am, 187 views,  Leave a comment

The Royal Commission into the Victorian bushfires should hold all its sessions in public. Read more

Capital punishment

Posted by Michael on February 21, 2009, 5:32pm, 141 views,  Leave a comment

There has been renewed discussion about capital punishment since revelations that some of Victoria’s killer bushfires were deliberately lit. Read more

Police intimidation

Posted by on April 30, 2008, 8:34pm, 459 views,  5 comments

All Australians should be concerned with today’s WA police raid on the Sunday Times office in Perth. Read more

Chinese press gag

Posted by on April 28, 2008, 9:44pm, 293 views,  Leave a comment

Free the press in China
The World Association of Newspapers is leading a push to free the press in China. Read more

Are we reverting to barbarism?

Posted by on April 25, 2008, 5:31pm, 238 views,  1 comment

BarbariansAre we reverting to barbarism? I’ve read and heard enough recently to suggest this is a serious question.

On the plane to Perth yesterday I overheard another passenger lamenting the increased amount of road rage.

He said he drives a truck regularly between Perth and Mandurah. On each trip he sees an average of two road rage incidents where there used to be none.

Through my role as a newspaper editor I’ve published more reports than I can count about unprovoked assaults. Read more

Olympic sacking harsh

Posted by on April 19, 2008, 1:57pm, 307 views,  Leave a comment


Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates emailed swimmer Nick D’Arcy to tell him he was off the 2008 Olympic team. Read more