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My interview Razor Sharp 18 February
Me interviewed by Sharon Firebrace on Razor Sharp on Tuesday 18 February.
http://sharonfirebrace.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/18-2-14-john-passant-aust-national-university-g20-meeting-age-of-enttilement-engineers-attack-of-austerity-hardship-on-civilians.mp3 (0)
My interview Razor Sharp 11 February 2014
Me interviewed by Sharon Firebrace on Razor Sharp this morning. The Royal Commission, car industry and age of entitlement get a lot of the coverage.
http://sharonfirebrace.com/2014/02/11/john-passant-aust-national-university-canberra-2/ (0)
Razor Sharp 4 February 2014
Me on 4 February 2014 on Razor Sharp with Sharon Firebrace.
http://sharonfirebrace.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/4-2-14-john-passant-aust-national-university-canberra-end-of-the-age-of-entitlement-for-the-needy-but-pandering-to-the-lusts-of-the-greedy.mp3 (0)
Time for a House Un-Australian Activities Committee?
Tony Abbott thinks the Australian Broadcasting Corporation is Un-Australian. I am looking forward to his government setting up the House Un-Australian Activities Committee. (1)
Make Gina Rinehart work for her dole
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Me on Razor Sharp this morning
Me interviewed by Sharon Firebrace this morning for Razor Sharp. It happens every Tuesday.
http://sharonfirebrace.com/2013/12/03/john-passant-australian-national-university-8/ (0)
Posted by John, September 27th, 2018 - under Poems, Whose broken is this?.
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My next book of poetry, ‘Whose broken is this? and other poems’ will be available very soon.
I go into hospital on Friday lunchtime for a femoral intramedullary nail.
So in my more lucid moments after that I will post details of availability, how you can buy signed copies, price etc etc.
John
Posted by John, September 24th, 2018 - under Morrison government.
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(Meme via @CFMEUJohnSetka)
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is the removalist — removing anything that might stop the Coalition retaining Government at the next election or, at least, the things that could turn the defeat into a rout.
Click here to link to my latest article in Independent Australia.
Posted by John, September 17th, 2018 - under Morrison government.
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(Meme via @RandaltsRandal)
Complete with a new leader, this Government remains in complete disarray — merely keeping the seat warm for Labor, I write in Independent Australia.
To read the article click here.
Posted by John, September 15th, 2018 - under Poems, Poetry.
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Posted by John, September 15th, 2018 - under Australia, Racism.
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Brave 9 year-old Harper Neilsen took a stand against our undeniably racist national anthem and has been pilloried as a result (Meme via @RasmusRaabjerg)
Three recent events reveal the racism and historical ignorance that infects our society, writes Independent Australia Canberra correspondent John Passant.
To read the article click here.
Posted by John, September 11th, 2018 - under Prime Minister, Scott Morrison.
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Scott Morrison’s first Question Time as Prime Minister (Screenshot via YouTube)
Prime Minister Morrison describes replacing sitting Prime Minister Turnbull as about ensuring the Coalition puts its “best foot forward” at the next election. Independent Australia Canberra correspondent John Passant reports.
To read the whole article click here.
Posted by John, September 10th, 2018 - under Morrison government.
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Cartoon by Mark David / @MDavidCartoons
The massive voter desertion of the Liberal Party in the previously safe seat of Wagga Wagga will take some explaining, writes Canberra correspondent John Passant in Independent Australia.
To read the whole article click here.
Posted by John, September 6th, 2018 - under John Passant, Poems.
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Posted by John, September 3rd, 2018 - under Morrison government, Scott Morrison.
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Cartoon by Mark David / @mdavidcartoons
Scott Morrison’s timidity and inaction have been driven by the irreconcilable differences between the moderates and conservatives within the Government and the rejection of the Coalition’s brand of neoliberalism by many workers and others.
To read the rest of my article in Independent Australia click here.
Posted by John, September 1st, 2018 - under Poems, Poetry, Songs for the band unformed.
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In all the excitement about the contract for my second book of poetry arriving recently, I forgot to mention that you can still buy signed copies of my first book, Songs for the Band Unformed.
Here is a link to do that through Independent Australia.