Hello, I’m on the gravy train Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards Aldous Huxley At the turn of the millennium the Australian federal government under John Howard embarked on a sinister sociopolitical and economic crusade to emasculate and … [Read more...] about Hello, I’m on the gravy train
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Bridge over troubled water
Bridge over troubled water When darkness comes and pain is all around Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Simon and Garfunkel Bridges are a fascinating and dynamic piece of infrastructure that link communities and open regions to opportunity. A successful collaboration between … [Read more...] about Bridge over troubled water
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn! Robert Burns Welcome to the Australian Hinstitute of Heinrich and Skinner fake newsletter for October 2020. This special edition coincides with National Safe Work Month and commemorates several notorious disasters, which … [Read more...] about The Brady Bunch
The big ship sails on the ally ally o
The big ship sails on the ally ally o On the 27th September 1994 the MS Estonia cruise ferry departed from Tallinn in Estonia carrying almost one thousand passengers and crew on its scheduled overnight voyage to Stockholm in Sweden across the Baltic Sea. Weather conditions were described as … [Read more...] about The big ship sails on the ally ally o
Deportee
Deportee Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear George Orwell On 28th January 1948, a Douglas Aircraft Corporation DC3 chartered by US Immigration Services crashed at Los Gatos canyon near Coalinga in California. There were no survivors and the casualties included … [Read more...] about Deportee
There’s a man goin’ around taking names
There’s a man goin’ around taking names Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him? Anthony Burgess Most global corporate behemoths, especially American transnationals with militaristic command and control organisational structures are advocates of behaviourism. … [Read more...] about There’s a man goin’ around taking names
Wages of fear – Le salaire de la peur
Wages of fear - Le salaire de la peur Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable Simone de Beauvoir Wages of fear is a critically acclaimed classic suspense movie starring Yves Montand. It is based on a French novel by George Arnuad entitled Le salaire de la peur, which was … [Read more...] about Wages of fear – Le salaire de la peur
Siri Safety – Bits and Pieces
Siri Safety - Bits and Pieces Everybody knows the deal is rotten, Old Black Joe’s still pickin’ cotton Leonard Cohen This article features extracts from the latest edition of my ebook entitled How Grim Was My Valley - The Great Safety Charade, which is available as free download at HERE The … [Read more...] about Siri Safety – Bits and Pieces
Everybody knows
Everybody knows the deal is rotten, Old Black Joe’s still pickin’ cotton Leonard Cohen Rampant and unfettered neoliberalism, casino capitalism or free market fundamentalism has seen an alarming increase in the perception of regulatory capture and symptoms are evident amongst most federal and state … [Read more...] about Everybody knows
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest
We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it George Orwell Welcome to the latest edition of the Australian Institute of Heinrich & Skinner fake newsletter following the resounding success of the recent online national conference with its enigmatic theme of … [Read more...] about One flew over the cuckoo’s nest