by PAUL COLLITS – ANYONE observing the trajectory of modern societies will be unable to avoid the conclusion that individuals, communities, regions, nations, their “leaders” and the world have been overtaken by collective stupidity. As Stephen Hawking said: “The greatest enemy of…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE NSW Liberals are again in crisis with Leader Mark Speakman on shaky ground – and he can ultimately thank James Griffin for the mess. Speakman has recently sought to turn his social media image into Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Griffin tricked…
by PAUL COLLITS – TENS of thousands of terrorist-adjacent protesters shut down the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday – and marched “for humanity”. Who could possibly disagree with that? Just like 17 years ago, another grievance group made use of the iconic…
by PAUL COLLITS – EVERY so often an arresting statistic grabs your attention and shocks you to the core. It also succinctly summarises a whole new world order. An old boss of mine at the NSW Department of State & Regional Development…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE last of Australia’s great public servants died last week. John Stone passed away, aged 96. He was the mandarin’s mandarin in an age, now long gone, when public servants were not contract-restricted and were largely invisible to…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE other day, when one of my grandchildren (optimistically) stated that what separates humans from animals is rational decision-making, I reached for the phone and pulled up one of those excellent videos on the brilliant problem-solving skills of…
by PAUL COLLITS – I HAVE the misfortune to live in a local government area with an atrocious city council. Despite huge rates, the uses of which no one in Lismore can readily identify, the place is down at heel, with uncleared…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE Liberal Party is now two Parties masquerading as one. It can’t survive – and it doesn’t deserve to. A very clever and insightful Australian citizen podcaster, Damian Coory (The Other Side), recently demonstrated the perversity that is…
by PAUL COLLITS – IF EVER an organisation was bereft of decency, it is the morally and electorally pathetic Victorian Liberal Party. To adapt a phrase much now in the news again, they are waging a veritable jihad on decency. The only…
by PAUL COLLITS – THIS week, The Beach Boys musician Brian Wilson died – and Vishwash Jumar Ramesh didn’t. Go figure. A lot of people have been saying that Ramesh should buy a lottery ticket. Most would agree that Brian had probably…
