The Photios Industrial Complex and the Degrading of Politics in the "Premier State"
Written by Paul Collits
There is something rotten in the State of New South Wales. The State is run by paid lobbyists who control the Liberal Party. And the interests and philosophies of these puppeteers are decidedly not those of mainstream folks who believe, naively, that they control the governments that they vote for. The governments are puppets.
As debates rage over the origins and impacts of COVID 19 and whether draconian government policy response here and overseas have been appropriate and effective, now there is a proposed tracking app that the Government is introducing. Bill Muehlenberg asks - What could go wrong with a Government App?
Reforming VicPol in a Post Pell Environment - Part Two
Written by Paul Collits
Accepting that the Victorian institutions involved in getting Pell need reforming, this two part essay explores the uncanny parallels between the Pell case here and similar cases in the UK, and draws lessons from these in charting a course towards reform.
Accepting that the Victorian institutions involved in getting Pell need reforming, this two part essay explores the uncanny parallels between the Pell case here and similar cases in the UK, and draws lessons from these in charting a course towards reform.
A Melbourne college run by Jesuits is fostering an environment which favours deviant sex but bullies Catholics who try to uphold traditional teaching on sexuality and marriage.
Reporting Pell - Whither Investigative Journalism in Australia?
Written by Paul Collits
While many are delighted by the High Court's decision in the Pell case, unease and questions remain, especially about the operations of the justice system in Victoria. One core question is - why weren't these questions asked by Australia's media?
Operation Get-Pell: were the bullets made in Rome?
Written by Kathy Clubb
George Pell's enemies, long determined to have him answer for the Australian Catholic Church's sex abuse sins, got their man - until the High Court's acquittal this week. But were Pell's enemies only in Australia? He made enemies in the Vatican as well, with his attempted reforms of the Vatican's finances. Maybe Rome played a part in the Get Pell campaign too.
