Tag: Australia
The Commonwealth Games: The Sporting Legacy Of A Barbaric History
The 2018 Commonwealth Games hosted around 4,500 athletes from 71 countries which were formerly part of the Commonwealth. Held every 4 years, the Commonwealth...
Live Review: DMA’s at Exeter Phoenix
A week of stunning, sunny weather across Exeter and the UK meant Exeter Phoenix was a glowing place to visit on a Tuesday evening...
Around the World in LGBT Days
The gay community has been slowly making strides toward legislative progress in the Western world, with Australia recently having voted in support of gay marriage. Yet the world still...
Album Review: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Gumboot Soup
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard made the ambitious promise to release five albums in 2017. Being the dedicated miracle musicians that they are—...
Ashes Preview 2017/18: Can England really win Down Under?
With the England squad having landed in Australia and preparations underway, the build-up to this winter’s Ashes series can well and truly begin. With...
Legends, not myths: Sir Len Hutton
The Second World War stole the lives of many great men and less importantly, robbed numerous potential sporting legends of the best years of...
Demotion of democracy: Australia
When asked to list democratic countries, most people would include Australia amongst their choices. Indeed, it is a democracy in almost every measurable way;...
What is an Australian? The Debate over Australia Day
It is two weeks before Australia Day: a man on a bus yells “go back to your own country!” He is told to leave...
What can we learn from the impact of compulsory voting in...
Compulsory voting is a hugely contentious issue; for its opponents it flies in the face of every principle of democracy, yet for its supporters...
Farage’s Future? Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party
In the United Kingdom, we all know about Nigel Farage and the UK Independence Party. We have seen his impact on our political system in...
