“Oligarch”: the great misnomer “Oligarch”: the great misnomer By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments March, 2022 3 min read There is lots of talk these days about “Russian oligarchs” — how wealthy they are, h...Read More 8 March, 2022
Big Tech wants to eat their cake and have it too Big Tech wants to eat their cake and have it too By Kim AdamsPolitics No Comments January, 2021 5 min read Is Big Tech (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube etc) a “publisher” or a “platform...Read More 8 January, 2021
Dan Andrews Has Lost Our Trust Dan Andrews Has Lost Our Trust By David WerdigerPolitics 2 Comments August, 2020 4 min read Why is this state different from all other states? There are no simple answers. We are sti...Read More 9 August, 2020
Can we de-politicise Australia Day? By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments January, 2018 6 min read I’m sick and tired at the increasing frequency that big issues are politicised, and ...Read More 25 January, 2018
Same-sex marriage: right or social change? By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments August, 2017 7 min read Disclaimer: some of these arguments regarding same-sex marriage are specific to Australia....Read More 15 August, 2017
The Language of Mistrust By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments June, 2017 6 min read Language constantly evolves, and we coin new words and phrases to fit the zeitgeist –...Read More 15 June, 2017
Run-off vs Two-candidate-preferred By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments May, 2017 5 min read The recent French Presidential election highlights the differences in voting systems betwe...Read More 9 May, 2017
The Real Problem with Pauline Hanson By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments April, 2017 4 min read Another week, another audacious and controversial statement by One Nation leader Pauline H...Read More 7 April, 2017
On Gay Marriage, Polyamory, Slippery Slopes and Straw Men By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments February, 2017 7 min read It started when I read recently that Cory Bernadi “equated gay marriage with bestial...Read More 22 February, 2017
A Modern Australian Nationalist Credo By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments January, 2017 6 min read I love my country and am proud to call myself an Australian. I have travelled around the ...Read More 26 January, 2017
Did Obama Plant the Seeds of Trump? Did Obama Plant the Seeds of Trump? By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments December, 2015 4 min read A fearful symmetry in the Republican candidate’s bid to ban Muslims and the Presiden...Read More 17 December, 2015
The end of debate The end of debate By David WerdigerPolitics No Comments April, 2013 2 min read The open debate and discussion of ideas and issues within society has been around for thou...Read More 23 April, 2013