Edited by Lee Duffield
Freedom and Truth
Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 11:37 am
Cardinal George Pell has been sentenced to six years gaol with a non-parole period of three years and eight months on his conviction for a paedophilic attack on two children.
Lee Duffield provides a wrap on the case and notes that in the fall-out there are fresh calls for reforms to try and end such abuses.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 5:45 pm
Cardinal George Pell waits in gaol ahead of an appeal against his conviction for a paedophile attack on two children.
Lee Duffield provides a wrap on the case and notes that in the fall-out there are fresh calls for reforms to try and end such abuses.
Sunday, March 10, 2019, 9:52 pm
A standard bearer for multiculturalism and civilised values Dr Maximilian Brandle died from a heart condition at the end of February in Brisbane, Australia.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 11:53 pm
Most electors rejected Donald Trump, by 2.8 million votes, before losing to him through the electoral college system – and there’s now a push to mobilise that majority against him.
Lee Duffield says Trump’s surprise 2016 victory stirred up a new left-wing movement alongside or within the opposition Democratic Party, amongst other things thinking of the Presidential election next year.
He profiles the newly-arrived politician, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and takes a comparative look at a sometimes very similar, and also different American figure, Michelle Obama.
Thursday, February 14, 2019, 2:12 am
Things have come to a push-and-shove stage in talks between Europe and Australia over trade – with the EU’s head man in agriculture taking a tough position in Australia this week.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 12:35 am
Lee Duffield looks at floods, fires and blizzards this week, in a time of climate change
Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 1:48 pm
Lee Duffield wonders about the dumping of the Matildas’ team coach just ahead of their World Cup campaign.
Monday, December 24, 2018, 11:00 pm
Winding down at year’s end is bringing the traditional mix of devotional observances, silly season and anxiety about what’s likely to come next.
Lee Duffield writes.
Sunday, December 23, 2018, 2:03 pm
As soon as the Labor Party won easily in the Victorian elections on 24 November commentators country-wide shut things down, saying the federal Liberals have no chance of re-election next year.
Lee Duffield assesses that, asking what is making voters tick, and what kind of new messages will get communicated in the coming months as Liberals campaign in panic.
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Christchurch attack: shaky minds, guns and the internet
Friday, March 29, 2019, 3:34 pm
Reported by Lee Duffield
The shooting outrage in New Zealand on Friday put a focus on anti-immigration, anti-Moslem ethno-nationalist movements in many Western countries – but it’s a question whether it will break their support.
Lee Duffield joins in the drive to find explanations for a surge of barbarism this century reaching even into the peaceful streets of Christchurch.