Gaza War: US biggest loser
At last! Israel has uncharacteristically owned up to killing seven aid workers in Gaza as a “grave mistake.” Unsurprisingly, up to this...
Apr 12, 20245 min read
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Genocide: A word that will haunt the West
What does genocide mean? Up till the Israel-Hamas conflict, there was not a scintilla of doubt that it simply means “the deliberate...
Jan 2, 20245 min read
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The war of words is telling
Linguistic tea leaves have proved to be uncanny harbingers of war in recent decades. They still are today. There is ample proof that...
Apr 25, 20236 min read
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Missiles keep falling on our heads?
The passing of the Queen brings Australia to a crossroads in more ways than one. First, it marks the pivotal turning of an imperial...
Sep 29, 20226 min read
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The Oz dragon-slayer wannabe
Letter to Tony Abbott Dear Tony I must apologise for the time lag in responding to your recent anti-China tirade delivered from the very...
Oct 29, 20214 min read
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A Masterchef lesson in teaching English
Another season of Masterchef is over. I sort of follow each season not because I have any intentions of putting my latent culinary skills...
Jul 31, 20216 min read
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Spectral s’s and double standard (s)
Double whammies. Double standards. Double troubles. Double lives. Double blows. Double acts. Seeing double? No, it is not one ‘double’...
Apr 26, 20213 min read
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Tea leaves and r-words
As the ascension of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States takes centre stage, Australia-China relations seems to have...
Jan 24, 20214 min read
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LETTER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP
I could never imagine the day I would be writing to you from my antipodean neck of the woods as D-day draws inexorably closer for you....
Sep 19, 20204 min read
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Knee-jerk or entrenched racism?
When the Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against the neck of George Floyd, it transfixed, then ignited the world for a good...
Jun 9, 20203 min read
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Last straw that broke the panda's back
May 28 2020 The current stoush between Australia and China and the ensuing trade sanctions imposed by Beijing can only get worse from now...
May 28, 20207 min read
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Wet markets in the cross hairs
Post-coronavirus, where from here? By Kim Khiat Tye 28 April 2020 Coronavirus reportedly blasted off from a particular wet market in...
Apr 28, 20207 min read
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The 'quarantine' word: Like or Dislike?
By Kim Khiat Tye 14 April 2020 Coronavirus has given social media reason to go into uber-overdrive. Posts, fake news, fake memes, trolls,...
Apr 14, 20205 min read
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Mighty lessons from a mite
By Kim Khiat Tye 5 April 2020 Funny, isn’t it? It takes the vengeance of a virus to teach humanity a few precious lessons that we all...
Apr 5, 20205 min read
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Yellow - with many shades of grey
First it was about Chinese spies and plants and agents. Add to that the coronavirus pandemic. Small wonder that Australians of Chinese...
Mar 13, 20206 min read
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