Archive for October 11th, 2015
The Canberra Times or The Australian?
Posted by John, October 11th, 2015 - under Maurice Newman, Media, Rupert Murdoch, Solidarity magazine, The Australian, The Canberra Times.
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As the Canberra Times continues its conversion to conservatism and its cost driven agenda of regurgitation, the time approaches when, if my current mood survives, I will bid it farewell and return to The Australian and the battle against that newspaper’s various opinions and ideas. It at least is a more worthy opponent. And for revolutionary socialist analysis there is always Solidarity.
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Reflections on a flickering candle
Posted by John, October 11th, 2015 - under Reflections.
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You know, I have been thinking about chucking it all in – my PhD, my tax writing – and having a break from politics and maybe my blog too. Hiding away somewhere on the coast to write poetry appeals more and more, especially now that Ginninderra Press has agreed to publish a collection of my poems, mid next year.