Category Archives: Humour and Democracy

Steve Waterson* Begging your indulgence, I’d like to revisit an old theme this week. At the height of the Covid interregnum, when governments abrogated their duty to act in the interests of the Australian population and instead handed control of … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban Just FYI … The 25-film franchise built on Ian Fleming’s spy character James Bond is being extended in Bond 26, according to rumour, with the next edition featuring a female version, Jane Bond, a cousin of the … Continue reading →

The Little Book of Revelations For the chance to win movie tickets or DVDs, Australia’s award winning online movie magazine, Urban Cinefile, ran weekly competitions asking readers to answer questions that elicited some jaw-dropping replies – in 35 words or … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban The Sneering Hubris Awards, nicknamed the SMUGGIES, were announced in the wake of the King’s Birthday Honours where the Companion of the Order of Australia awards list included Daniel Andrews and Mark McGowan, former premiers of Victoria and … Continue reading →

Nothing illustrates a wart on the body politic like satire and the Babylon Bee is up to the task. This week it led with a headline “Latest Polls Show Biden Will Need Twice As Many Fake Ballots To Win Election … Continue reading →

Totalitarian regimes forbid political satire, whereas democracies thrive on it. No subject is taboo; as writer, actor, philosopher Stephen Fry has said, “It is easy to forget that the most important aspect of comedy, after all, its great saving grace, … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban Hi Folks, welcome to our neck of the woods (mind the charred koalas). The dunny is down the back there and you’ll find it well supplied with paper. We had several copies of the Constitution that we … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban Once upon a time there was a girl called Anna, who lived in a lovely sunny house with a view of fields, forests and the sea. All was well in her family house, furnished with many lovely … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban. Things that may have happened in recent days or should have happened or maybe shouldn’t have happened or indeed shouldn’t happen  … Melbourne City Council, not to be outdone by Sydney Mayor Clover Moore’s declaration of a … Continue reading →

Andrew L. Urban. There is a dog-leg shaped room in the accommodation wing of the Kremlin where Vladimir Putin retires to watch tv. The main room has a lounge and several armchairs, the big tv screen on the wall, and … Continue reading →