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To Critique, Inform, Challenge and Entertain
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 16 February 2018 · Last modified 31 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesOur federal politicians appear not to comprehend the crucial distinction between codes of conduct such as the Statment of Ministerial Standards and laws proscribing behaviour. The Statement of Ministerial Standards sets out general principles...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 16 February 2018 · Last modified 31 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesMalcolm Turnbull needs to rethink his amendment to the 2003 Statement of Ministerial Standards. (See link below) He also owes Barnaby Joyce an apology for the unnecessary, inappropriate and judgmental public statement on the...
AUSTRALIAN POLITICS / RELIGION
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 14 February 2018 · Last modified 31 March 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy responses to a Sydney Morning Herald article on churches lobbying for increased protection of freedom of religion. Presumably these same churches will also support legislation entrenching the freedom from religion rights of those (whether non-mainstream...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 14 February 2018 · Last modified 31 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesOur federal politicians appear not to comprehend the crucial distinction between codes of conduct and laws proscribing behaviour. A commentary on the issue of whether Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce is in breach...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 14 February 2018 · Last modified 31 March 2019
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn response to New York Times story on 17 January 2018 The test administered to President Trump appears to be one of a number of tests used to gain an indication of cognitive capacity...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 14 February 2018 · Last modified 2 April 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutesA commentary arguing that Minister Dutton’s criticism of sentences imposed by judges is inappropriate and undesirable. See Report by The Guardian on 15 January 2018 Rule of law is a principle that needs to be...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 13 January 2018 · Last modified 28 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe took two young girls (6 and 4) to see ‘Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature’. It proved to be a mixed experience. This is an animated thriller/adventure film. Aimed at young viewers, it...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 13 January 2018 · Last modified 1 April 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutes In light of the glowing reviews of Darkest Hour, I have hesitated to share my thought on this blockbuster. The subject matter of the film is Winston Churchill (played by the unrecognisable Gary Oldman) taking over as Prime...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 10 January 2018 · Last modified 28 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesKedi is a feature length documentary about the free roaming cats of Istanbul and the people with whom they interact. It was released in 2017 and is streamed in Australia by Apple TV. This...
by Daniel Stepniak · Published 9 January 2018 · Last modified 28 March 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutesI purchased Fredrik Backman’s 2012 book, ‘A man called Ove’, as it looked quirky enough to read over Christmas – New Year. But as the festive season is also the lazy season, we watched...
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