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Nicholas Ward
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Canada’s Deadly Rail
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Netanyahu, Erdogan, Disney and Trump
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Seeking the Truth in the Age of Fake News
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Montreal's extreme eaters hunger for new challenges
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Baba Desi, Wizard of the Dandenongs
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International Students in Canada in for a rude shock in future job market
By Nicholas Ward Having graduated from Concordia before Covid I began the long hard search for a job only to be confronted with a rude...
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Oct 27, 2022
Anyone anywhere at any time, the terrifying extent of police powers in Modern Britain.
Arresting peaceful protestors is not “inappropriate” it is criminal. Opinion By Nicholas Ward Sycophantic reporting on arrests of...
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Sep 13, 2022
Your Choices Don’t Matter
OPINION Why personal responsibility for the environment is a lie. By Nicholas Ward Bring your own bag! Save 50c with your own cup! We...
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Sep 7, 2022
An Open Letter to President Putin
Dear Mr Putin, How are things is everything ok? So everyone’s quite concerned about you at the moment. February 21 you gave an odd press...
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Aug 24, 2022
Cycling Frustration. Why Canberra’s cycling infrastructure is terrible.
If I see one more “cycle to work” program I am going to scream. To be clear I am not anti-bike, I am pro bike. People should cycle...
Nicholas Ward
Jul 16, 2022
The Myth of Profitable Rail
By Nicholas Ward Canada’s rail system is not only bad, it is one of the worst in the world. With average network delays of five hours...
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Jun 15, 2022
Anti Vax "Freedom" Movement Claims Voter Fraud
As soon as news broke that Prime Minister Scot Morrison conceded defeat in the Australian election the anti-vax 'freedom' movement jumped...
Nicholas Ward
May 21, 2022
Anti Vaxx Movement Readying "Voter Fraud" Claims in Australian Election
On May 20th Reignite Democracy Australia published a four sentence article on their website claiming the Australia election is being...
Nicholas Ward
May 21, 2022
Octopi, Octopodes, or Octopuses?
If you have a friend who loves fun facts you might have been interrupted by them saying well actually the plural of Octopus is Octopodes,...
Nicholas Ward
Apr 21, 2022
The Strange Tale of Enrique of Malacca
The first circumnavigation of the world. Once the world was proved round people wanted to circle it. Despite what is often said, it was...
Nicholas Ward
Apr 14, 2022
What Happened to the Caliphs of Islam?
Caliph meaning successor were the successors of Mohammed Ibn Abdullah as the leaders of Islam. After Muhammed’s death in 632 there was a...
Nicholas Ward
Apr 7, 2022
Private Eyes and Gossip, The Weird History of Credit Scores
I have a slight confession to make. I don’t believe in credit cards or debt. To be clear. I understand they exist. I don’t think they are...
Nicholas Ward
Mar 31, 2022
Alan Smithee the Worst Film Director in History
Director Alan Smithee directed his first film Fade In in 1968 and released his first feature film in 1969 Death of a Gunfighter. Smithee...
Nicholas Ward
Mar 25, 2022
Vladimir Putin. Imperial Russia. And Rewriting History.
Vladimir Putin gave a speech full of confusing conspiracies and angry accusation about modern Ukraine. But one innocuous sentence might...
Nicholas Ward
Feb 21, 2022
How Many Protestors Were there at the Canberra Freedom Convoy Protests?
In early February Canberrans were greeted to a strange site, a small convoy of several hundred people clogging the streets, blaring their...
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Feb 12, 2022
Is America a Democracy?
The quiet fight to redefine democracy in the United States. “We’re not a democracy.” – Mike Lee Republican Senator Utah It came as a...
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Jan 19, 2022
How Cardboard Shoes Won the Eritrean War of Independence
The 1960’s is known in the west for the summer of love and metric gallons of LSD. In Africa it was the decade of independence. 32 of...
Nicholas Ward
Nov 16, 2021
What's the Deal with Daylight Saving Time?
I have a confession I love daylight savings. I do. When the clocks go foreword in summer, and you get those lovely long evenings....
Nicholas Ward
Nov 6, 2021
The Yubari Melon Bear
Yubari and the Melon Bear: Japans most terrifying Mascot If you find yourself in Yubari this winter, a former industrial now ski town...
Nicholas Ward
Oct 24, 2021
Did Hugo Boss Outfit the Nazi's?
As every school child knows the Nazis had an eye for fine. Dressed head to toe in designer couture, dripping with swag. Gold brocaded...
Nicholas Ward
Sep 16, 2021
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