Cocos Keeling defenses
The Cocos Keeling Islands are an important defence asset for Australia’s strategic deterrence, positioned in the Indian Ocean, these islands provide a very important forward operating base for Australia and potentially our allies. Unlike Diego Garcia, Australia owns the islands outright, so there is no issue of having to hand the islands back. However, there…
Demanding respect and earning it
So what is the difference between demanding respect and earning respect? Typically state government management hierarchy demands respect whilst undertaking every opportunity and avenue to undermine you. I have noted state government managers are poorly trained and racked by self-interest and destructive attitudes. We need to keep in mind, I have not specified what state…
Retirement planning and preparing for retirement
Even though I am in my mid 50s I am looking to retire in the next few years. I probably retire immediately and live partly off of my investments, but that places me in a precarious position, the dividends I receive could not be reinvested to grow my investment, whilst I could do this and…
Thunderclap Newman – Something in the air
I was working in an underground mine in the early 2000s, I don’t recall the actual year, I reckon around 2001 or 2002. We drove around underground in the Toyota Landcruiser ute with cassette tape deck playing, someone had taped a radio show and that is what we listened to. Naturally, the AM radio did…
Waiting in ABC Bargain Centre
If she wants to spend some time in a cheap mall in Bugis, I am pretty happy with that. I can stand outside the shop or stall tapping away on my screen whilst she is looking for trinkets for family and co-workers. She had checked up the mall on a website, so I was happy…
Is this the end of the Liberal Party?
I have been highly critical of Peter Dutton in the 2025 election loss to Anthony Albanese and the near destruction of the Liberal Party. The devastation of the Liberal Party, losing 15 seats including Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s seat of Dickson. The Liberal Party is the party of small business, now Pauline Hanson’s One Nation…
The Dixson Cup – the 2023 winners
With my father, we attended the 2023 West Australian Football League [WAFL] at Optus Oval. I am a Fremantle Football Club supporter and their alignment club in the WAFL competition qualified for the Grand Final. The team I supported as a child was East Fremantle, they qualified as well so it was a win/win day…
Cointreau – my favourite liqueur
There is no mixing for me, I like Cointreau just as it is, I don’t even drink Cointreau on ice, instead keeping my bottle of Cointreau in the refrigerator. It is better to drink from a crystal whiskey tumbler, but these days I just sip from a crystal shot glass. My whiskey tumblers were all…
Trump’s China visit
The official state visit of US President Donald Trump to China had already raised concerns even before his flight touched down. The bilateral attack on Iran would feature high on Trump’s agenda. There are some tankers allowed transit through the Strait of Hormuz, a number bound for China. The concern is the ad hoc and…
The Streets on Minneapolis
So Bruce wrote the song on the weekend, recorded the song on Monday at Stone Hill Studio, mixed on Tuesday and released on Wednesday. The song was released just four days after the murder of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis [24/1/26], before that, Renee Good was shot by ICE Agents in her vehicle…
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