Category Archives: People

The Voice

Posted on August 22, 2023 by colinfraser

UPDATE: The Voice Referendum was lost by a sizable margin. The extent of this loss is yet to be determined, but a lot of people who were rabidly anti-Voice are gloating now, a bad tactical move, I suggest. The real … Continue reading →

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Vlad, the hypocrite

Posted on October 10, 2022 by colinfraser

Ukraine is certainly no stranger to invasions. Having been relatively peaceful since 1945, it all changed in February this 2022 when Vladimir Putin, Tzar-pretender, ordered invasion of Russia’s neighbor. Unfortunately, a proposed three day campaign has bogged down into small … Continue reading →

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“Russkiy Mir” A Dangerously Deceptive Doctrine

Posted on March 27, 2022 by colinfraser

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, I’ve had a chance to take a longer look at Russia. What I am seeing is, for me, seriously unsettling. Tzar Vlad set up a foundation, “The Russkiy Mir Foundation” in the early 2000’s, as … Continue reading →

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Living in a time of pestilence!

Posted on April 1, 2020 by colinfraser

Just over a month ago, I wrote concerning myself with using technology in Education. Covid-19 was just days away from being the issue it is right now. We seen whole parts of the country essentially locked down, people thrown out … Continue reading →

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The Australian Curriculum and Social Development

Posted on February 9, 2020 by colinfraser

Australian Curriculum, Wellbeing and Social Development The Australian Curriculum (AC) is not, and should never be, an experiment in social engineering. It is, however, a tool that can be utilised in the social and emotional development of students. The main … Continue reading →

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Why is Education Reform so Hard?

Posted on January 22, 2020 by colinfraser

Over the last twenty or more years, Australia has undergone “revolutionary reform” in Education. This has not been a regular thing, but a haphazard event, convulsing after elections, during financial meltdowns, changing Ministers and sometimes, for no obvious reason at … Continue reading →

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The deepening onset of retirement!

Posted on April 17, 2019 by colinfraser

Gawd!!! Am I that old? Already? Retirement? That’s for older people! And I can no longer shout down that evil thought. Time passes, for all of us – including me. Damn it! To suggest I suffer from something of a … Continue reading →

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Change and People – A Good Mix?

Posted on November 13, 2018 by colinfraser

Throughout 2017, I was living in an area of my State, South Australia, that really seems to think the world has passed it by. Their attitude is that they are ignored by the State, unwanted and left to live in … Continue reading →

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“Survivors” and “Victims”? Not at all!

Posted on May 8, 2016 by colinfraser

In recent years, we have followed two Royal Commissions into sexual abuse, one in South Australia; and the Victorian inquiry into the Catholic Church’s treatment of abusers and abused. We watched with interest nightly reports on the goings on in … Continue reading →

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Love and Marriage Equality

Posted on March 18, 2016 by colinfraser

Ireland set the cat amongst the pigeons a little while ago by holding a referendum on gay rights, including marriage. The result shocked the conservative world no end. Catholic Ireland, not normally noted for its libertarian views, supported equality in … Continue reading →

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