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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Addressing politicians’ and political staff behaviour The depressing stories coming out of Parliament House

  Facebook says Chinese hackers used platform to hack Uyghurs abroad. “Facebook’s head of cyberespionage said it had found and removed fewer than 500 accounts that sent malicious links to Uyghurs as part of ‘an extremely targeted operation.'”




 

UK conservatives are willing to tax the rich to repair their budget, Morrison will only take from the needy

Conservative politicians in both Australia and the UK profess to believe in small government. However, UK conservatives are prepared to increase tax to fund essential government services while in Australia, our conservatives try to achieve small government by stealth by not properly funding key government responsibilities.... 


Addressing politicians’ and political staff behaviour

The depressing stories coming out of Parliament House reinforce the need to review the Members of Parliamen...


A complex and accurate analog computing device — from a civilization that flourished 2,200 years ago” — the Antikythera mechanism is further evidence that “the past is more complicated, more multi-faceted, and more surprising than we currently know



Good fortune and marketing briefs can’t save Morrison from his recent fumblings

Seemingly blessed by that invaluable gift that Machiavelli called fortune, Scott Morrison has overcome significant setbacks to achieve Australia’s highest office. He overcame his dismissal as CEO of Tourism Australia, the loss of initial preselection for his seat of Cook by 82-8, to oust the pre-selected candidate on the basis of allegations against that person...