Category Archives: human behaviour

Truth in politics is stranger, and darker, than fiction

Posted on 1 August 2017 by Peter Boyer

Utopia beautifully satirises the failings of politics and the bureaucracy. The trouble is, the reality is so much worse. The fuss over dual citizenship is a reminder that no matter how many flags are behind MPs when they strut the … Continue reading →

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Doubt merchants and their self-inflicted blindness

Posted on 18 July 2017 by Peter Boyer

The people obstructing our already difficult path to a low-carbon future Want to know why power bills are so high? Look no further than South Australia’s battery project and other “make-believe solutions to a make-believe crisis”. That was Andrew Bolt’s advice … Continue reading →

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On life, death and what comes after

Posted on 14 March 2017 by Peter Boyer

Australians have much to be thankful for, not least their secular society During his address to the US congress a fortnight ago, Donald Trump looked up to the public gallery and said to a young woman, “Ryan is looking down … Continue reading →

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