Midweek Macrobusiness mirth

So sorry that the regular EZFKA contributors have been too lazy or busy to post anything up this week! To avoid ye olde weekend links comments overflowing any further let’s takes DictatorDavid’s comment as the starting point for a new discussion. I have to laugh at this post on MB. All the bravado and talk … Read more

Weekend Links, 31 Jul – 1 Aug, 2021

Tolerance

Welcome to the Weekend Links, 31 July – 1 August, 2021! Lots of exciting things are happening at EZFKA, and we are going from strength to strength. This is really good to see. Personally, I am extraordinarily optimistic about Australia’s future. I genuinely believe that Australia has become EZFKA, and that EZFKA is going to … Read more

Australia stands up: Some white pills among the authoritarians, gatekeepers, hypochondriacs and cowards

I wanted to take a little break from the usual piss-taking and cynicism for a bit of a happier/more serious observation. The usual caveats apply, these are just the musings of an average bloke with a family who is concerned for the future of the country and am happy to be proven wrong on anything. … Read more

“We’ll stand up to China” says man trading Australian freedoms for Chinese security

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed not to bow to China, after several cyber attacks on Australian institutions last week are believed to have originated from China. However, in the wake of a Chinese surveillance ship spying on Aussie troops, Morrison defended criticisms that he was turning Australia into China and stated that it was … Read more

Australian small businesses open up from lockdown immediately after identifying as Black Lives Matter protests

Small businesses around Australia have opened up immediately in defiance of lockdown, after identifying themselves as Black Lives Matter protests. Business owners across Australia have declared that they stand in support of Black Lives Matter and have opened their doors immediately, with no objection from state governments or Police. Businesses have posted the Mark of … Read more

Australian policy reform ‘gridlocked’ by soft corruption

Caught this article by Leith this morning on the Grattan Institute,  “Gridlock: Removing barriers to policy reform”, which argues that Australia’s prosperity is at risk from a decade-plus of decay across our political institutions. Leith as well as the Grattan Institute make the mistake of only looking at the first derivative of our social decay, … Read more

Covid Meme RoundUp 27 July 2021

Papers please

So normally I stay in my lane, specifically the Weekend Links. Which I’m happy to do. The problem is there is too many Covid meme’s, and I can’t fit all these into the Weekend Links. Hence, Covid Meme RoundUp! Gather around, gather around children. But first, some caveats: I actually think Covid-19 was something shady … Read more

Time for a Partial Lockdown for NSW?

The current NSW hard lockdown is not going well. Four weeks in and the numbers are going up and not down. The Four Yorkshiremen of COVID strategy are out in force on social media insisting that NSW hasn’t even tried a REAL hard lockdown “..That’s not a lockdown. A real lockdown looks like……..” and insisting … Read more

Weekend Links, 24-25 July, 2021

Spoiler Alert

Welcome to the EZFKA links for the weekend of 24-25 July, 2020! EZFKA continues to go from strength to strength as the weeks go by. While welcome, the reasons are also important! I’d like to shout out Timbo, for his exceptional efforts with regards to the satire posts going up. The quality of the satire … Read more