by Stella Coram | Jan 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
To my one or two 'followers'! Hello for the last time in 2021 and the first time in 2022. Another bummer year. Never mind, on we go... Since I have been banging on all year (last year) about the perils of not getting health measures right in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, why stop now [...]
by Stella Coram | Sep 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Stella Coram August 28, 2021 I begin by declaring my bias if not gleaned by the heading. I agree on the need for lockdown. One could be forgiven for thinking that ‘living with Covid-19’ is the only option available. As a key policy framework for nations with vaccination rates in the order of 70%, and [...]
by Stella Coram | Sep 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Bill Bowtell’s “Price of living with covid must be understood before it is paid” published in the Sydney Morning Herald (August 3, 2021) is the most reasoned and welcoming commentary to be read in a very long time. It stands in complete contrast to the rubbish (policy failure) peddled by the federal government through its [...]
by Stella Coram | Aug 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
A Lament on Pauline Hanson’s “Ban” on Critical Race Theory (CRT)* Stella H. Coram, July 27, 2021 *I have elected not to discuss issues of identity, or terms of reference, important though they are. Suffice to say, I allude in generalist terms to blacks, whites, and minorities as well as Aboriginal and indigenous as descriptors [...]
by Stella Coram | Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Stella Coram June 13, 2021 Australia is nation of gamblers. Australians gamble on anything and everything. It is endemic to sporting events such that the odds on who will win, and so on, are central to the commentary and to linked-in advertisements sprouting the affordability and easiness of gambling. Just log on. No need to [...]
by Stella Coram | Mar 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
I am no fan of Piers Morgan, an opinionated tyrant who has made career out of putting people, who challenge establishment, such as Meghan Markle, in their place. She has been the target of media rancour, invading her privacy, by publishing letters from her father, for instance, for which she successfully sued. But, on this [...]
by Stella Coram | Jan 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
For my first post for 2021, I thought I might have a crack at commenting on the extraordinary events of Capitol Hill in Washington DC on January 6 2021 from the vantage point of an 'outsider' in Australia. My simple argument is that independent thought has been eroded to the extent that this has been [...]
by Stella Coram | Apr 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
It has been a tough 2020 for everyone so far and it's not over yet. Having to undergo 14 day isolation following a weekend trip to New Zealand I watched aghast as federal and state leaders twisted themselves in knots trying to avoid any hint of having to take responsibility for decisions made. It occurred [...]
by Stella Coram | Feb 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
In January 2020, a couple in the Victorian country town of Beulah raised a flag bearing the swastika on their property citing German ancestry. The response from Council was insipid with all manner of excuses offered to explain why no action could be taken to have the offending flag removed including free speech. Part of [...]
by Stella Coram | Feb 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Following on from an earlier post, To the Manor Born, in which I outline my theory of descent for ancestor John Gotty to the 'father' of Germany, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, I present a pictorial representation of Gotty. There are some intriguing similarities between grandfather, mother, father, and son. Pictorial Representation of Prussian Ancestor [...]
