The Brown Note

Ahead of SBS's landmark TV documentary investigation into Australia's epidemic of domestic violence against women called, See What You Made Me Do, an overview of one of the shames of the nation. From the vile scourge of Men's Rights Activism to a new wave of online-fueled sexism, it seems it's not just our right wing politicians but an awful lot of men who have a massive problem with women.

A rant and look at the new season of Australian Masterchef and how desserts are coming to dominate and ruin the program.

With nothing going for them in their obsessive chase of the 24 hour news cycle and public opinion, Scott Morrison's Liberal Party go for their time honored tactic of courting jingoism and xenophobia. Once again showing reckless disregard for Australia in the face of their own personal vanity, they've gone after an imaginary war with China and an already massive failure of a covid repatriation scandal with India. Don't underestimate their stupidity or trademark appalling judgement.

Even in a run of the worst political scandals in modern Australian history, Labor leader Anthony Albanese is STILL missing in action, still unable to cut through and Scott Morrison is impossibly still likely to win again. Labor need both a new leader and a female leader - one that can show the worst of Morrison. Kristina Keneally has it all, she is Australia's answer to Jacinda Ardern - she has that same natural empathy devoid of the political insincerity or baggage that dogs most politicians. Kristina, please find a way to leave the senate and lead federal Labor - the country needs you and I guarantee you will win.

We got a window into the secretive Pentacostal world of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a gold coast convention. It's a far more extreme world than most Australian's would be comfortable with, if they knew. And with it's belief in the prosperity gospel, dominion theory and the seven mountains mandate - an obscene inversion of Christianity, seeking money, power and dominion over the world as a god given right.

With apologies to all those essential workers who just can't, why for me and millions of office workers, working from home is life changing and beyond wonderful.

Well, what a difference a day makes! In the 12 hours since this was broadcast it looks like the whole thing has predictably imploded. Why everyone was wrong about the European Super League killing football and why the whole idea was a fallacy. Plus the likely future plans of a global super league, the ruinous owners of the Premier League and how it was just as much about debt as greed.

I have a very complex opinion on my Royal Family, for a lefty a surprisingly positive one. In the modern era we care more about sentences than actions. Philip is denoted a racist over his famed gaffs and far less remembered for fighting actual fascists for every year of World Ward 2. A look at his treatment and that of Harry and Meghan.

Australia recently made a joint statement criticising China for human rights abuses over their indigenous Uighur population. We are the last developed nation on earth with a right to do so, given our world's-worst records on our own indigenous population. From life expectancy to incarceration we currently hold a number of dire global records and have a hugely problematic relationship with human rights, race and refugees.

Australia's Prime Minister was a completely different person ten years ago to the daggy dad/talk radio friendly/sports tv carnival barker we see today. His persona is a pure invention, designed to appeal to a voting demographic. Who is the real Scott Morrison? What is this fabricated, fraudulent, empty shell of a man at our country's center?