John August

I recently released a look at an alternative to the theory of relativity - Ritzian physics -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFe7NdoGDYw - how by taking a different fork, you can go in a very different direction - and some astronomical observations appear to be traveling faster than light.

A letter I had published about Freedom of Information and government transparency in the local paper, "The Weekly Times", including the electoral district of Bennelong in Sydney. #auspol

AFTERNOON TALK: AN ALTERNATE VISION OF THE SPEED OF LIGHT, Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 3:00 PM | Meetup NSW Humanists Meetup's speaker event this Sunday 12 October 2025 3-5PM at Humanist House, Chippendale will feature John August presenting alternate ideas on whether the spe

I'm giving a talk on my ( and others ) alternative to the Theory of Relativity on Sunday at 3pm - check
www.meetup.com/nswhumanists... - feel free to ask more if that site doesn't work for you.

Yes, agree. I feel that in voting for Keating, I helped condemn Australia to four terms of Howard. Hewson was measured and thoughtful, not like the Libs now. Apparently Hawke said after it was all over, something like "you should have kept the plans in the bottom drawer for after you were elected".

I recall the rock - throwing at Turnbull, and then we ended up with Abbott. There are worse things ...

What went wrong, and right, in election | THE WEEKLY TIMES By John August WITH THE election behind us, I’ll take a look at how we ended up where we are and what I found important.   The result was a surprise, for some disappointing, and others something to ce...

My post election comment has been published in the Bennelong local area paper, "The Weekly Times"

www.weeklytimes.com.au/what-went-wr...

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YouTube video by Fusion Party Australia Charging vehicles including electric cars for road usage IkNr9H4OWEU

A discussion between Brendan Clark of the Science branch of Fusion, and myself, from the Pirate branch - on road user charges and electric vehicles in particular - hope it is of interest! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsU7... #auspol

It does also feel like supermarkets want to herd large volumes of customers, as compared to small stores with more personal relationships with known customers. When you start to "herd" customers, though, you lose something along the way.

Interesting the increase in crime is a in Victoria. I wonder why?

Mind you, I can think of different reasons for crime, which are worth distinguishing.

There's crime driven by poverty shoplifting: unlikely to be violent.

Then there's individual and violent - criminal & lastly, organised crime.

I admit, not something I know offhand.

AUKUS - Australia, United Kingdom, United States
ANZUS - Australia, New Zealand, United States

Why didn’t the productivity Roundtable discuss the increased productivity of ndis clients?

Why didn’t anyone talk about how to integrate ndis supports into whole system … way more productive if there were less restrictions and more trust of clients

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Somehow all the happy talk about how much "productivity" will be unleashed by the "AI revolution" always forgets to mention their massive environmental costs #auspol

We won't solve our Nazi problem until we cut the Great Australian Bullshit Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan claims neo-Nazis 'don’t belong in this country'. That's not even remotely true.

Strong piece by Celeste Liddle on pervasive white supremacism in Australia. www.crikey.com.au/2025/08/20/n... #GazaGenocide #fascism #auspol #ZionismIsWhiteSupremacy

I'll be giving a talk on Foreign Policy, Australia & the Word on Sunday at Humanist House Sydney. More details to come. #auspol

Attention is, and always has been, selective.

In the US, some people are on board with the whole Jewish bankers running the world conspiracy thing at the same time as they support Israel against the Arabs. It's reasonable to think there might be something similar here.

YouTube video by Fusion Party Australia Election aftermath with John August

As a candidate in six elections, hopefully I have some interesting things to say about the recent election result and where that leaves us, observing the tensions without getting lost in them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJRz... - hope it's of interest! #auspol

Bundanoon on Tap

Bundanoon has long had a stand against bottled water: bundanoonontap.com #auspol

Seniors (50 Plus) Sunday Aug 10 at NRSA SENIORS (50+) Day North Ryde Community Centre   701A *SENIORS Vocal Solo 10-Aug starts 2pm   702D SENIORS Verse Speaking   705B SENIORS Instrumental Ensembles       &nbsp...

I'll be doing a poetry recital at the Ryde Eistedfod this Sunday, see
www.rydeeisteddfod.org/index.php/ev... here for
tickets: www.rydeeisteddfod.org/index.php/20...

On Thursday 14th, I'll be performing at the Canopy in Lane Cove, for about 15 min, sometime after 6pm, 2 Rosenthal Ave Lane Cove.

Japan helped escort a fleet to the Dardanelles during the Great War. Good to see.

YouTube video by Australian Institute of International Affairs The Middle East - has anything really changed? | Hon Bob Carr

If you don't have patience to listen to the whole thing ( listen for mention of Ukraine), let me know and I'll hunt through the text. I don't like the AIIA, but I can find it conveniently here, and must suffer to post a link, from about a year ago: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_LN...

Not me. I'm aware of Mr. Carr's comments regarding Ukraine and Gaza.

Going off on a bit of a historical tangent - I recall Howard dismissing the Australian anti-Iraq war protests as "a mob", but then celebrating the anti-China protests in Hong Kong. It wouldn't be the first time someone's sought excuses to dismiss concerns held by other Australians.

A text saying that Jillian Segal is putting a face to “the banality of evil”

Ian Milliss posted this in another place, but it’s just too good not to pass on #auspol

Terror-ism is the use of terror for political ends. That being the use of violence, so people are scared of that violence. It does not matter whether the fight is a moral one against oppression - hence one man's terrorist being another's freedom fighter. For sure, the word's meaning has been lost.

Ah, another person that blocked me.

Fascinating but why in auspol?