
The word ‘woke’ has been demeaned, disparaged and weaponized. Its original meaning needs reclaiming.

The word ‘woke’ has been demeaned, disparaged and weaponized. Its original meaning needs reclaiming.

The Australian government’s social media ban for under 16 year olds began this week.

The barely relevant Liberal National Party LNP (or should it be NLP?) has decided to abandon the bipartisan Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions policy: the market will drive energy policy, bring down emissions – and prices …really??




Cartoons for David Low, founder of the Australian Pollution Research Network. Drawn from his ideas and messages about the reckless use of pesticides, PFAS chemicals and more.










Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk once said, “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that — it does a lot of damage.” He preferred the word ‘sympathy’. That is an insight.
At the moment, globally , empathy doesn’t rate highly.
Empathy isn’t to be trashed. It is a skill. It helps find that small piece of common ground between widely divergent stands, a starting point …
