“One of the basic human rights is to make fun of people. It is now threatened.”
~Anthony Powell, A Writer’s Notebook
New Australia Women forced to back of lecture theatre at hizb ut tahrir lecture
Act locally but think globally B1 bombers coming to Australia to deter Beijing's south china sea ambitions-us-20150514-gh23zl.html
Captain of Randwick's Destiny : "Hands on Randwick" campaign
Fit For Fun: Mayor and his V8
An interesting local news from last week -- Randwick Mayor Ted Seng of Liberal drives a V8 Holden whereas other Green mayors are moving to push-bikes. So the question is, what sort of car should be provided to city council mayors in Sydney? V8
Randwick leads the way in amalgamation push
Randwick Council's Liberal mayor, Ted Seng, is pushing to merge with his beachside neighbours after conceding that remaining an independent council is no longer an option. Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra as One
Orwell could not predict or make up this kind of 1984 like headlines in 2084...
Mr Xi's fox-hunting efforts have led to the extradition of 290 alleged fugitives from 69 countries, according to official figures from December. But those efforts have been frustrated by cautious government responses in Western nations including Australia, which is commonly listed as a top-three destination for Chinese fugitives.
Orwell could not predict or make up this kind of 1984 like headlines in 2084...
Mr Xi's fox-hunting efforts have led to the extradition of 290 alleged fugitives from 69 countries, according to official figures from December. But those efforts have been frustrated by cautious government responses in Western nations including Australia, which is commonly listed as a top-three destination for Chinese fugitives.
"A fugitive is like a kite, the body is overseas but the thread is inside China - through family and friends, [we] can always find them," Li Gongjin, team leader of Shanghai police's economic crimes unit, toldXinmin Weekly in an interview late last year
The former mayor of the Chinese city of Nanjing, Ji Jianye, is sentenced to 15 years in jail for corruption, in the latest high-profile case under president Xi Jinping's much-touted anti-graft drive. Via http://m.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-04-07/former-chinese-mayor-bulldozer-ji-given-15-years-jail-for-corruption-in-latest-antigraft-case/1434208#.dpuf
Here is why a corruption crackdown in China has lamborghinis Australian sales going nuts
New trends in the making as Chinese might be displaced and want to be born Australian. Randwick and other cities will need to make space for immigration over the next three decades. Is bigger better? Chinese maternity tourists and the business of being born American
US beefs up military assets in Asia sends b1 bomber aircraft to Australia as deterrent
AFR Weekend can confirm Zheng Jiefu has been living in the Melbourne Bayside area for the past six years and claims he was framed for embezzlement when a business relationship went bad. In an interview on Wednesday, Mr Zheng said he would return to China and tell his story, but only if his safety could be assured.
Chinese police chase corruption suspects in Australian suburbsThe former mayor of the Chinese city of Nanjing, Ji Jianye, is sentenced to 15 years in jail for corruption, in the latest high-profile case under president Xi Jinping's much-touted anti-graft drive. Via http://m.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-04-07/former-chinese-mayor-bulldozer-ji-given-15-years-jail-for-corruption-in-latest-antigraft-case/1434208#.dpuf
Here is why a corruption crackdown in China has lamborghinis Australian sales going nuts
New trends in the making as Chinese might be displaced and want to be born Australian. Randwick and other cities will need to make space for immigration over the next three decades. Is bigger better? Chinese maternity tourists and the business of being born American
US beefs up military assets in Asia sends b1 bomber aircraft to Australia as deterrent
Like Putin's Russia, China tends to take the worst from communism and worst from capitalism and that makes it a lethal combination...
Mr Stoner, who quit politics at the March 28 election for family reasons, has taken a role as "senior adviser" to investment bank Moelis Australia, with whom he had dealings while in office in relation to a visa program aimed at wealthy Chinese investors. Liberals are being lobbied by communists Hard Core Irony as
Mr Stoner, who quit politics at the March 28 election for family reasons, has taken a role as "senior adviser" to investment bank Moelis Australia, with whom he had dealings while in office in relation to a visa program aimed at wealthy Chinese investors. Liberals are being lobbied by communists Hard Core Irony as