It is testament to man's tremendous ingenuity that we can harness forces of nature so mighty and terrible they threaten not only humanity, but the very survival of every organism on this earth.
The combined swing in primary vote against Liberal and Labor is almost entirely represented in the increased Greens primary vote, with the rest being distributed among the minor parties and independent.
Despite the proliferation of turgid slogans, the 2010 campaign is shaping up as the direct opposite to that of 2007.
Security. The bane of my existence – a worthless, time consuming, and often costly set of procedures which serve only to waste time, annoy people and inspire the unfounded fear of terrorism in a populace primed by such rubbish as Today Tonight, A Current Affair and bad Hollywood films.
Reading back over my very first article for theangle.org it's interesting to note the changes (or lack of them) to Australia’s policies regarding treatment of asylum seekers.
As part of theangle's election coverage of marginal seats, Simon Hukin gives us an extensive overview of the WA seat of Canning including the main issues confronting the candidates and the most likely outcome.
Australia's collective Monty Python obsession is clearly strong as ever, if the last Friday's packed opening night of “Spamalot” - Supa Productions' latest offering - is anything to go by.
There has been no quest in my life greater than that for knowledge. The drive to learn, to understand the worlds of man and nature, is a need – deep and visceral.
By Simon Hukin: Every human age is characterised by a peculiar destructive obsession. From the religious charlatanism of the dark ages to the ascent of dictatorship in the early twentieth century, as a civilisation we have an enduring passion for self-harm. However, most of these preoccupations have been both largely self-evident and rebelled against....
In the final installment of his series, Simon Hukin bemoans the lack of focus on true culture - the Arts in Australia.
In this first of a two-part series, Simon Hukin examines how sport is leaching vital funding from the Arts.
Simon Hukin, General Secretary of the W.A. Secondary Students' Association and General Manager, Quantum Butterfly Studios has penned the above open letter to Senator Conroy listing his concerns about the recently-announced mandatory Internet filter.
Originally published in theangle.org in three parts, we bring you the full post of Simon Hukin's discussion on a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
By Simon Hukin: The outcome of the leadership ballot today has demonstrated Tony Abbott will find it devastatingly difficult to unite his party room. With only one vote in it, it should be clear to the newly anointed leader that the party does not stand resolutely behind him. The wets – led as ever...
By Simon Hukin: After Malcolm Turnbull’s precipitate booting on Monday, where will he go? What will he do? Will he follow his predecessor Brendan Nelson, and retire, or will he soldier on – a pariah among his comrades? There is another option. Mr Turnbull, having shown a great degree of commitment to policy developed...
By Simon Hukin The ire raised by Mr Turnbull’s recent decisions regarding the CPRS legislation has brought about some of the most bizarre scenes in Australia’s political history. Following his unilateral announcement late on Wednesday that he was the leader, and the party was largely in support of the passage of the amended emissions...
By Simon Hukin: Why I Love Tax and You Should Too A carbon tax has none of the problems associated with other carbon reduction schemes. The carbon tax is an incentive for polluters to clean up their act and to encourage venture capitalists to invest in innovative clean, renewable technologies, by making them more...
In the second of a three-part series, Simon Hukin analyses Australia's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), compares it with the European model and outlines the influence of the business lobby in shaping a carbon reduction scheme.
In the first of a three-part series, Simon Hukin analyses the effectiveness of Australia's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), examines the alternative schemes and outlines the pitfalls involved in the problem of adopting a scheme to effectively reduce the country's carbon emissions.
Well, that's the apology to the stolen generations over and done with, we now return you to your normal viewing; re-runs of the Howard Years.
