I’ve been clear in my writing at MacroEdgo that I was raised to be racist within my family and my insular hometown community of Innisfail in North Queensland. Until the 90s most of the racism that I witnessed and was a part of (when you are 4 or 5 years of age and you sayContinue reading “30 Years Of Hansonism: A very personal loss”
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Origin And Extinction Of Rugby League
Note: I sent an earlier draft of this essay to the Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald hoping they would publish it. With so much being said about the current state of NRL play – I refuse to call the game Rugby League as it now more closely resembles touchfootball with collisions and wrestling –Continue reading “Origin And Extinction Of Rugby League”
Distractions: I’ve Done The Work To Move On But Increasing Desperation Reveals Others Feel The Weight Of Time
After your visit for my 50th birthday it was clear that the only hope of arresting our growing disconnection was to address it with truth. I knew the chances were low, but your narratives and resulting distance were hurting me so deeply that I was willing to take any chance to have connection with you againContinue reading “Distractions: I’ve Done The Work To Move On But Increasing Desperation Reveals Others Feel The Weight Of Time “
It’s Rugby Football Jim, But Not As We Know It
Just imagine watching the 2035 NRL grand final beamed live from Las Vegas. Gone from NRL games are boring things like post-try conversions, penalty goals or field goals. It was once believed the breaks in play created by these, which allowed commercials to be shown during broadcasts, kept them safe from the incessant bastardisation ofContinue reading “It’s Rugby Football Jim, But Not As We Know It”
Hate Begets More Hate
Everyone who engages in hate of ‘others’ – based on religion, race/ethnicity/heritage, nationalism, politics, ‘class’, gender, sexual orientation, etc – shares a level of responsibility in all hate crimes because they have shown and/or taught acceptance for spreading hate. That is why it is so offensive to see those who perpetuate ‘othering’ and division inContinue reading “Hate Begets More Hate”
Rich Food, Rich Life
On Father’s Day I enjoyed the most authentic Italian food I’ve had in Australia and I wanted to share something about the experience. But this post is not really about food. This is about the value of immigration at a moment in history when immigration is being criticised, including – incredibly – by immigrants andContinue reading “Rich Food, Rich Life”
Aussie Trumpian
Harnessing hate and division, when it has been so thoroughly stoked by the orange despot and his mates afar, must be incredibly enticing to a young man with extreme political aspirations … Now that the hate machine of our domestic far right has run on from the racism they whipped up in the voice referendumContinue reading “Aussie Trumpian”
The Only Sustainable Strategy For An Authentic Centre Left
If it still exists … The following submission is written in full sincerity to be considered at Per Capita Australia’s “Community” Tax summit as a follow on to a debate I had with Emma Dawson, director of PCA, on LinkedIn on 6 Feb 2025 (my post was removed that evening for reasons and in aContinue reading “The Only Sustainable Strategy For An Authentic Centre Left”
Unheeded Prescience
In my 18 year history of blogging and writing essays on socioeconomics, most of my analysis details a contrarian view on contemporary society and what is and has gone wrong, often with a warning on what is likely to happen if authentic corrective measures are not taken. My choice of ‘homes4aussies’ as my website nameContinue reading “Unheeded Prescience”
Xcap
Noun. Short for Extreme capitalist. Antonym of woke. Someone with an unshakeable faith in and support for: manipulated markets to transfer wealth from the poor and vulnerable to the wealthy Elite; small government and thus limited to zero social safety nets and social justice programs (such as universal health and DEI initiatives); greed and selfishnessContinue reading “Xcap”
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