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February 25, 2020

Desperate to Help Desperate Koalas? The Government Won’t. Here’s What Will.

Most everyone worldwide knows that koalas and other wildlife have been injured, orphaned and starved in the recent Australian bushfires. But what can be done to help them now? Most Australians, and others, who care about wildlife, have no firsthand experience of the complexities which state and federal governments in …

February 21, 2020

“I Used to Model”: Former Model Shines a Light on the Dark Side of “Perfection”

Maybe it’s because I just turned twenty-nine, maybe it’s because blogging mandates good photography to drive traffic, or maybe it’s because I’m female – I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting as of late …on my appearance. A seemingly ironic confession coming from a self-described feminist blogger, but in reality …

February 19, 2020

Government and Big Business Funded Landclearing in Australia

Macquarie Bank is Australia’s biggest investment bank with strong ties to all levels of government. Among their many businesses they have some investment funds that are buying up farms and treating them appallingly. The photo below comes from the neighbour of one of the farms owned by Viridis, Macquarie’s specialised …

February 18, 2020

Opinion—Extradition of Assange Would Set a Dangerous Precedent

February 14, 2020

Australia’s Traditional Separation of Church and State is in Peril

Australian Prime Minster Scott Morrison’s allegiance to Pentecostalism was apparent during the summer of 2019/2020, when unprecedented bushfires ravaged millions of hectares of bushland and homes, destroying one billion animals and 33 human lives. Prime Minister Morrison failed to lead a national response to combat the fires (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/12/morrison-responds-to-fears-over-bushfires-but-rejects-censure-of-climate-policy). His naive …

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