https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/04/butler-wont-be-cowardy-custard-on-ndis-but-albo-might-be-albo/
The NDIS reform is a real test of Labor’s courage | Pearls and Irritations
The proposed NDIS overhaul marks a rare moment of substantive reform – and a test of whether the Albanese government is willing to follow through in the face...
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Step Sister's Special Request
https://johnmenadue.com/letters_to_editor/2026/05/australias-need-for-a-national-human-rights-act/
Australia's need for a national Human Rights Act | Pearls and Irritations
I refer to John Menadue’s article of 4 May advocating for a national Human Rights Act that properly protects basic rights and which is long overdue. We’re...
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https://johnmenadue.com/letters_to_editor/2026/03/act-justice-system/
ACT justice system | Pearls and Irritations
How unfortunate that the only view of the ACT justice system is given to us by one of the people to profit from its existence. Andrew Fraser (barrister) should...
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Palestine Israel | Pearls and Irritations
Palestine and Israel
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https://johnmenadue.com/letters_to_editor/2026/05/privatisation-elephant/
Privatisation Elephant | Pearls and Irritations
Explicit and/or implicit privatisation of services continues to threaten the sustainability of the NDIS since its establishment i.e. private ownership and...
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David Armstrong | Pearls and Irritations
About David Armstrong
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https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/light-rations-from-the-anti-semitism-royal-commission-thus-far/
Light rations from the Antisemitism Royal Commission thus far | Pearls and Irritations
The recommendations from the interim report of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion are tentative, lightweight and backed by scarcely any...
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https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/reclaiming-democracy-join-the-conversation/
Reclaiming democracy: join the conversation | Pearls and Irritations
Democracy is faltering. Elected government action is increasingly constrained by the preferences of powerful industrial, commercial and financial interests. To...
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https://johnmenadue.com/authors/don-edgar/
Don Edgar | Pearls and Irritations
Don Edgar is a sociologist, the author of several books on Australian society, including The War Over Work; the future of work and family. He was founding...
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https://johnmenadue.com/authors/abul-rizvi/
Abul Rizvi | Pearls and Irritations
Abul Rizvi PhD was a senior official in the Department of Immigration from the early 1990s to 2007 when he left as Deputy Secretary. He was awarded the Public...
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https://johnmenadue.com/categories/history/
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https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/connect-people-leaving-prison-with-a-job-it-works/
Connect people leaving prison with a job: it works! | Pearls and Irritations
Almost everyone in prison today will return to our communities. Whether they reoffend depends on what we do to prevent recidivism. In Western Australia, we...
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https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/warpower-is-a-write-off/
Warpower is a write-off | Pearls and Irritations
Cheaper and more effective ways of waging war are emerging, but then there’s the American (and Australian) way that still sees the waste of horrendously...
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Crispin Hull | Pearls and Irritations
Crispin Hull has written for The Canberra Times for 30 years on a huge range of topics, but mainly legal and constitutional. He was Editor for seven years. He...
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Submissive MILF in Cowgirl and Doggy Scenes
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https://johnmenadue.com/letters_to_editor/2026/04/improving-the-greens-vote/
Improving the Greens vote | Pearls and Irritations
Drew Hutton’s article on how the Greens could significantly improve their vote is insightful, sympathetic and in my view spot-on. As a relatively longstanding...
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https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/after-centuries-of-puzzling-over-the-meaning-of-life-is-ai-the-new-god/
Is AI the new God? | Pearls and Irritations
Paul Ham’s book, The Soul, A History of the Human Mind_, is a stimulating challenge to our human ingenuity, which we must value in the face of soulless...
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After-Party Intimate Encounter
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Ben Saul | Pearls and Irritations
Ben Saul is UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
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https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/america-builds-ai-china-uses-it-that-gap-may-decide-the-future/
America builds AI, China uses it to transform systems | Pearls and Irritations
The US continues to lead in developing AI, but risks falling behind in deploying it at scale. China, once seen primarily as a follower, is positioning itself...
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