All Washed Up
One of the more important sections of the Australian Constitution is section 119 (The Protection of States from Invasion and Violence), which states: The Commonwealth shall protect every State against invasion and, on the application of the Executive Government of the State, against domestic violence. Seems a fairly sensible passage at first ...
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DVD | Dragonball: Evolution
I think I can sum up Dragonball Evolution with one statement: Goku isn’t a white kid. Whether the Saiyan warrior is closer to being Japanese or Chinese is a discussion for another time, but the fact remains: Goku isn’t a white kid. And this is DBE’s fundamental problem: Goku and the other characters present in this film have all b...
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The Lying Dutchman
The disappearance of the Beaumont children from Glenelg Beach on Australia Day 1966 was a harrowing event in the history of our State. The parents of Grant, Arnna and Jane, as well as the entire population of South Australia were desperate for their return, and were prepared to do anything to get them back safely. This included paying top dollar...
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Without a Clue
On the first of December 1948, one of the most baffling mysteries this side of Anne Wills’ popularity befell our fair state. The body of an unknown man was found washed up on Sommerton beach, beginning one of the most ridiculous investigations in the history of criminology. Inside the man’s jacket was an Army Club cigarette packet co...
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Banking on a Winner
The State Bank collapse of 1992 was one of the biggest financial disasters to befall out great state. In addition to immediately destroying our credit rating and plunging the State into a $7billion debt, the collapse also lead to the privatisation of ETSA. While the history books will cite mismanagement interest rate risks as the leading causes of ...
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Bordering on Catastrophe
Paul Kelly once stated that from little things big things grow, and this has never been truer than of the heated border dispute between South Australia and Victoria. In 1847 when the incompetent surveyor Henry Wade inaccurately proclaimed the South Australian border 3.6km West of where it should be, he had little if any idea that he would be settin...
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