The PR Blog

Gravity is indeed one of the most universal and inclusive forces on our planet. It's a " force" that acts on all matters with mass, regardless of any other characteristic, including skin colour, ethnicity, nationality, language, or any other human distinction.

It does not matter if you come from the Dreamtime, from prehistoric mankind, or are a distant descendant of the dinosaurs; all life on Earth depends on gravity. 

If you are a lizard, a cat, a white person, a black person, or even a politician, you are subject to the same law as me. 

Gravity. 

It is the great equaliser. It is a fundamental truth that the closer we are, the more influence we exert on each other. By encouraging distance, we are polarising.

The Andrews' Government plans to pass a Bill to create a comprehensive 'Health Profile' on every Victorian. Combined with existing AI surveillance - it will be weaponised for coercion and control.

There is truly no rest for the wicked, as the bleared-eyed wicked attempt to wrest ever more privacy and autonomy from the snoozing population. Wicked is, as wicked does, and whatever Andrews does, wicked it most certainly is. A bill for this, a bill for that, and now, yet another parliamentary Bill is being quietly advanced to further ratchet the digital screws of control. Its inherent wickedness is cunningly concealed — so as not to startle awake those who have blissfully counted themselves amongst the jumping sheep. Awake! You damned drooling dreamers — you are damning us all!

In late 2020, the Andrews’ Labor Government unveiled its first iteration of ‘The Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill.’ This proposed legislation emerged amidst the furore of the tyrannical ‘COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Bill 2020,’ and although it was intended as complimentary legislation — it was peripherally blurred from the focus of libertarian minds. Few noticed it, and it seemed to fade into obscurity. Now, it has resurfaced, having just passed through the Lower House Legislative Assembly on the February 23, 2023.

The Australian Government’s proposed new laws to crack down on misinformation and disinformation have drawn intense criticism for their potential to restrict free expression and political dissent, paving the way for a digital censorship regime reminiscent of Soviet Lysenkoism.

Under the draft legislation, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will gain considerable expanded regulatory powers to “combat misinformation and disinformation,” which ACMA says poses a “threat to the safety and wellbeing of Australians, as well as to our democracy, society and economy.”

Digital platforms will be required to share information with ACMA on demand, and to implement stronger systems and processes for handling of misinformation and disinformation.

Six years ago, fate had me stumble across a YouTube video of Mischa Maisky playing the Sarabande from Bach’s first cello suite. I don’t know why, but I decided to rent a cello with the goal of playing this song, at least badly. 

I didn’t have a teacher nor any more sophisticated plan beyond that. Fate would strike again in a fit of harmonic synchronicity: the woman who would teach me appeared at the luthier the day I picked up my cello. I had no musical experience; she was a professional. 

When the student is ready, the teacher appears. I had the right guidance. I practiced. By the end of the first year I could play the Sarabande badly. I had accomplished my goal, but I was hooked. 

When we think of anarchy, the image that often springs to mind is one of lawless mayhem, a world without rules or structure. But what if I told you that anarchy is already with us? It is simply that the governments in the world are getting away with it and the sensible citizens among us are still trying to abide by the rules. 

In fact, we are living in parallel societies. Where the rules only apply to those who follow them. The rest? Hell, it is open season for anarchy. 

I am a great fan of debate: where teams representing opposing points of view argue their case and the decision is made as to who wins by casting votes for one side or the other. 

But today, the votes are already cast and anarchy is already with us.