Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
Astute Westender readers will remember our June article about Food Connect travelling to Jakarta for the 6th international La Vía Campesina conference which is all about giving control of agriculture back to the farmer. While the La Via Campesina movement was formed in support of peasants in poor countries whose governments have sided with global agribusiness giants, many Australian farmers Continue Reading →
For the last 10 years or so George Orwell’s dictum “those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future” [1] has been expressed through a small number of people, arguing against long-established basic laws of physics, the principles of climate science and current measurements. According to the Continue Reading →
Head of Alcohol Policy Research, Prof Robin Room, has called for the legalisation of marijuana to reduce binge drinking and violence. He says that it would significantly reduce government costs to “have a highly controlled legal (cannabis) market and tighten up the legal market of alcohol in the same way we tightened up the market Continue Reading →
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has expressed regrets at comments he made to staff last year that the investigation into News Limited was incompetent and unfair and that he would look after staff who were found guilty of wiretapping and other charges. The comments were in direct contradiction to statements he made to the official investigation Continue Reading →
Former CIA head, General Michael Hayden, yesterday accused international telecommunications giant, HuaWei, of spying for the Chinese Government, after Malcolm Turnbull said that he would review a Labor government decision to ban the company from building the NBN. HuaWei has sponsored more trips to China by politicians, mostly coalition members, than any other company, according Continue Reading →
The legend of The Bosun lives on with Beenleigh Rum VOK Beverages has again become the proud owners of the Beenleigh Rum distillery. The oldest registered and heritage listed rum distillery in Australia, established in 1884. To celebrate this they are relaunching their portfolio of rum, a white rum and a 5 y.o. dark rum, Continue Reading →