Archive for May, 2017
Batter down the richest door
Posted by John, May 29th, 2017 - under Poems, Poems for a new world.
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‘Philanthropy’ and the Financial Review Rich List 2017
Posted by John, May 29th, 2017 - under Australian Financial Review, Philanthropy, Rich list.
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She rises the moon
Posted by John, May 25th, 2017 - under Poems, Poems for a new world.
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A picture paints a thousand words
Posted by John, May 16th, 2017 - under Austerity.
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The media, democracy and what the people want
Posted by John, May 16th, 2017 - under Democracy, Media.
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The future of journalism and democracy lies in news and analysis that reflects the interests of ordinary people, I write in Independent Australia.
Taking a scalpel to the poor, unemployed, students and workers: Budget 2017
Posted by John, May 14th, 2017 - under Budget 2017, Malcolm Turnbull, Scott Morrison.
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Unlike the Abbott/Hockey sledgehammer approach, this Turnbull/Morrison 2017 Budget is still cutting off our arms and legs but anaesthetising us first, says John Passant in Independent Australia.
What this Budget does …
Posted by John, May 10th, 2017 - under Budget, Budget 2017, Budget surplus.
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Forthcoming interview about my book of poetry
Posted by John, May 9th, 2017 - under Songs for the band unformed.
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Barbie Robinson interviewed me about my book of poetry, Songs for the Band Unformed. It will be played on WriteOn on ArtSound this Wednesday 10 May between 3.30 and 4 pm. You can listen online to it here then.
A racist Labor Party ad for a racist Labor Party policy
Posted by John, May 8th, 2017 - under Jobs, Labor Party, Racism.
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The racist ad is part of Labor’s well worked out and deliberate Trump strategy. The Liberal Party has disguised racism in its turn to ‘Australian’ values; the Labor Party has disguised racism in its lies about Australian jobs.
Trump’s cringeworthy meeting with Trump
Posted by John, May 8th, 2017 - under Donald Trump, Malcolm Turnbull.
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