The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the BBC interview with former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull, who sounded off about the fires raging in Australia, placing the blame squarely on current Australian PM Scott Morrison.
By James O’Neill | OffGuardian | March 13, 2019 On 7th of April 2018 an alleged chemical attack took place in the city of Douma in the Syrian Arab Republic. Dramatic footage of the “victims” was widely broadcast throughout the western mainstream media. Particularly prominent were images of children foaming at the mouth and being […]
McCain mutiny, echo chamber and 'The Empire Files' shutdown + this day in history w/the death of Stevie Ray Vaughan and our song of the day by Atreyu on your Morning Monarchy for August 27, 2018.
You can sense Australian politicians – or at least a good number of them – fuming at being cobbled together with the counterparts of other states deemed less worthy of the tag of “stable”. Take, for instance, entertaining Italy, tenaciously temporary about its leaders. “We said,” reflected a rueful Senator Derryn Hinch of the Justice Party, “‘how often they change their governments, how often they changed their leaders, what a stupid country and how irresponsible.”
No one is in charge in Australia. Monday’s leadership challenge by Home Affairs minister, the potato-headed former police officer Peter Dutton, was cutting enough to leave Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a wounded animal. The 48 to 35 margin of victory demonstrated the sheer degree of disaffection for the leadership within party ranks, and risks keeping that unenviable record of no Australian prime minister lasting out a full term of office since John Howard’s 2004 election victory.
No one is in charge in Australia. Monday’s leadership challenge by Home Affairs minister, the potato-headed former police officer Peter Dutton, was cutting enough to leave Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull a wounded animal. The 48 to 35 margin of victory demonstrated the sheer degree of disaffection for the leadership within party ranks, and risks keeping that unenviable record of no[Read More...]
The opinion poll prime ministership is a modern Australian disease. Not only does it suggest an ailing in the Westminster system, but a profound contempt for the democratic sensibility on the part of party representatives, hacks and the industry that supports them. Prime Ministers are merely the icing, to be whipped off and replaced on going stale. Little wonder that[Read More...]
The persecution of Julian Assange must end. Or it will end in tragedy.
The Australian government and prime minister Malcolm Turnbull have a historic opportunity to decide which it will be.
They can remain silent, for which history will be unforgiving. Or they can act in the interests of justice and humanity and bring this remarkable Australian citizen home.
Selfish suicides, national apologies and realistic gunshot sounds + this day in history w/the Mindbender disaster and our song of the day by Kito Peters on your Morning Monarchy for June 14, 2018.
Emmanuel Macron raised eyebrows when calling Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s wife “delicious” during a visit to Sydney.
Drawing the press conference to a close, Macron moved to thank Turnbull and his wife, Lucy, for their hospitality during the visit.
“I want to thank you for your welcome, thank you and your delicious wife for your warm welcome,” Macron said.
“For the perfect organisation of this trip, thanks to you and Lucy, thank you very much, Mr Prime Minister.”
