Edited by Lee Duffield
Freedom and Truth
Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 9:21 pm
The third independence referendum set for New Caledonia on 12 December was set to be like the last two referendums in some of its main features — but this time had worrying differences.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 1:57 pm
The Australian Defence Minister, Melissa Price, on 9 November told the Submarine Association conference in Adelaide that the country’s nuclear-powered submarines would be built in South Australia.
It was one more ingredient thrown into a brewing of questions and contention since the sudden announcement of the nuclear plan, and immediate cancellation of the French contract for conventional submarines on 16 September.
Monday, November 22, 2021, 5:09 pm
Scott Morrison’s chant over “people wanting their lives back” recalled some 200 young men dead in Vietnam, conscripted by his political party, the Liberals, who cannot have their lives back.
Sunday, October 31, 2021, 10:00 am
Working towards the future.
Summary statement by Lee Duffield.
Friday, October 29, 2021, 12:00 pm
Advanced level architecture students at Queensland University have produced blueprints for an inspired adaptive-reuse of the ‘Union
area’ at St Lucia taking in the Schonell Theatre and forum.
Their work is a positive statement of what can be done to radically modernise the complex while preserving heritage values – keeping it as a zone for independent learning and student life.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 4:26 pm
As you may have heard the elections to the UQ Senate, suspended earlier this month, start again on Monday 1 November 2021 and close at 9am on Monday 15 November 2021.
Electors will receive notices by email as before, to place a fresh vote – ballots cast before the suspension of the poll on 15 October have been cancelled.
Sunday, October 17, 2021, 4:24 pm
The UQ Senate elections have been stopped, to be started over again at a date in November to be announced.
I was told this in a message last Friday at 3:30 pm from the Returning Officer, Anthony Zgrajewski, who said it was because “a small number of recipients from across the UQ community have reported anomalies with the online voting platform.” He said, “Our IT services team is working with the election platform provider to resolve these matters.” Nothing further on what this is about.
Thursday, October 14, 2021, 11:12 pm
Standing for election by graduates to UQ Senate.
This week’s news story that one-fifth of scientific researchers are said to be thinking of leaving their jobs because of poor terms of employment is a familiar message
Saturday, October 9, 2021, 11:12 pm
Dodging the world disease in Australia almost proved too much for sports industries trying to keep up elite entertainment for thousands of spectators and save their multi-million dollar balance sheets.
The major codes – AFL, NRL and international Rugby Union – resorted to moving their players in sealed-off ‘bubbles’, holding them in camps away from home and locating them in at least nominally safe stadiums at short notice.
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Defence of Australian ABC
Thursday, December 16, 2021, 1:37 pm
Reported by Lee Duffield
The ABC in Australia keeps commanding strong audience support and political support despite a persistent and sometimes mysterious putsch against it.
Lee Duffield, formerly a long-serving journalist with the ABC, says the danger might be especially intense these days, but has always been present.