Spare me the sanctimonious platitudes about “illegal war.” The Iranian regime has been waging conflict through Iran’s proxy wars for decades. Hezbollah. Hamas. The Houthis. Rockets, militias, terror groups, and convenient deniability. Yet the moment Iran itself becomes the target of military action, the same people who ignored all of that suddenly rediscover their devotion…
It feels as though we now live in a state of permanent outrage. Every day brings a new crisis, a new scandal, a new moral emergency.
January and February 2026 have seen the most significant challenge to the Islamic Republic of Iran in decades, with protests spreading across the country over deep economic pain and broader political repression. What started in late December 2025 with shopkeepers in Tehran’s bazaar reacting to a currency collapse and soaring inflation quickly escalated into nationwide…
This article reflects on how a dry country like Australia can have produced world class Winter Olympics athletes. Yes, we do have snow.
A quiet shift is happening in how we gain access to goods and services. Increasingly we are forced to rely on technology
For a long time, AI-generated images were… let’s be kind and say enthusiastic. Australian wildlife suffered particularly. Kangaroos that looked like deer. Lorikeets that looked like they’d been assembled from fruit. But now AI Animation has arrived. That phase is mostly behind us now, and the change has been surprisingly fast. What’s really catching my…
In recent months there have been four confirmed shark attacks in Sydney Harbour, and that fact alone has been enough to set nerves jangling. Four incidents, close together, sound alarming when they’re stripped of context and dropped into headlines. Add social media amplification and suddenly the harbour is being talked about as if it’s turned…
I’ve had to deal with many operating systems over the years. Here are a few stories about my relationship with Apple, IBM, and Android
On our last day in Tasmania we visited Brady’s lookout, seahorse world or platypus house, Hillwood berries, then Legerwood’s memorial trees
We left Devonport for Launceston, stopping on the way at Sheffield, then Deloraine for a delicious lunch then on to Cataract Gorge