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Another letter about our health system that The West Australian won't publish. But the painful truth is that there are families grieving...

18/04/2024 Our Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced an increase in Defense spending of $50 billion over the next decade. This...

My letter to the editor @TheWest was never going to get a guernsey given it was critical of the media. But it puts the "refugee crisis"...

I continue to be staggered at the sheer hypocrisy being demonstrated by Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas. Yesterday, your newspaper had...

There is a positively laughable piece of advice being propounded by Shadow minister Simon Birmingham at the present time. Imbued by a...

20/10/2023 "The sheer hypocrisy and politicisation of the Federal Coalition’s position in regard to the First Nations People of this...

16/09/2023 In response to Ross Taylor’s letter regarding the Indigenous Advisory Council, Warren Mundine and the Voice to Parliament, can...

My letter to the editor published today. "06/09/2023 There is a strong element of hatred that exists in our society here in Australia...

2/08/2023 A main point of contention about the Voice seems to be (in the eyes of the Naysayers) that the logical extension of the current...

This morning I had the good fortune to catch up with a person I regard with a great deal of affection. I have known him as long as I have...

11/07/2023 As the days go by and more time is spent examining the Voice Referendum question and related matters, the issue really can be...

Media Statement Failings in our health system Today, Desmond Blurton called on the WA Government to take responsibility for the actions...

25/05/2023 I note with interest that the Lands Minister in the McGowan government has announced the renaming of Nelson Crescent to...

My letter to the editor @thewestaustralian today: "11/05/2023 Once again, our “One Trick Pony” in charge of the state, Premier McGowan...

From my Facebook Post: He referred to a contestant as a “full M**g” (derogatory reference to Down Syndrome). Said to Jessica Mauboy -...

18/04/2023 I continue to despair as to the rhetoric from both the media as well as our members of Parliament when they discuss the...

"I am continually amazed at the negative discussions that are occurring about the Voice to Parliament. A constant refrain coming from the...

The collateral damage of these referenda is something about our society that is decidedly unedifying. I have sent this to the papers. Not...

My letter to @thewestaustralian is reproduced here: 7/03/2023 Can I take this opportunity to thank the correspondents who wrote to this...

6/03/2023 Today the Federal Dept. of Education released figures that showed that Australian universities made a record $5.3bn surplus...