Richard Fleming

Richard Fleming

Rich Fleming has a background in Global Poverty where he has done everything from leading national advocacy campaigns to running a school in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. These days Richard is just another white Australian male ranting on topical social minority and injustice issues like Global Poverty, Indigenous Australia or Women’s Rights… the only difference that he has to the many other white Australian males ranting in the media is that he comes with a happy and progressive perspective.

Articles by Richard Fleming

Advance Australia Fair & Anangula a tjutala

Advance Australia Fair & Anangula a tjutala

08 Jul 11 Yesterday I was reminded of one of the most amazing and moving moments I have ever experienced. It was in…... Read more

There’s a serious gap that needs closing

There’s a serious gap that needs closing

24 Mar 11 Australia’s reconciliation situation is worse than that of post-apartheid South Africa. As we celebrate National Close the Gap day, it…... Read more

Getting more bang for our foreign aid buck

Getting more bang for our foreign aid buck

28 May 10 Although I am closely involved in the aid and development sector, I was pleased to read Monday’s News Limited critical…... Read more

Melbourne’s soul is in danger of disappearing

Melbourne’s soul is in danger of disappearing

01 Apr 10 After twelve months of racial intolerance and a clamp-down on live music, is Melbourne about to lose what’s left of…... Read more

Former army chief says ‘make love, not war’

Former army chief says ‘make love, not war’

12 Mar 10 Throughout history millions have urged us to ‘make love, not war’ and an important voice has just joined this choir.…... Read more

Why there is no International Man’s Day

Why there is no International Man’s Day

08 Mar 10 With today being International Women’s Day, there will be millions of men around the world thinking – “This is so…... Read more

Haiti was so last month

Haiti was so last month

19 Feb 10 A month on from the devastating earthquake that killed 230,000 Haitians, we are once again witnessing the ongoing and intrinsic…... Read more

The high death toll in Haiti is due to poverty, not nature

The high death toll in Haiti is due to poverty, not nature

15 Jan 10 The Prime Minister of Haiti has estimated the death toll of this week’s earthquake to be over 100,000. Reports yesterday…... Read more

You don’t have to be brain surgeon to rejuvenate a life

You don’t have to be brain surgeon to rejuvenate a life

23 Nov 09 It is always heartening when Australia bands together around an issue with such cohesion and gusto as we have seen…... Read more

Do you give a crap about World Toilet Day?

Do you give a crap about World Toilet Day?

18 Nov 09 The propensity for us ascribe days to inanimate objects seems endless. Some of the more obscure that we’ve encountered recently…... Read more

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New speaker’s slack clobber, old speaker clobbers slackers

New speaker’s slack clobber, old speaker clobbers slackers

Peter Slipper, draped in black in a manner most young voters will not see outside Hogwarts, has dramatically…

Snappy 60th birthday to our most fun newspaper

Snappy 60th birthday to our most fun newspaper

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From: City vs country: What would you change your life for?

Dieter Moeckel says:

We made the tree change from Darwin to Wonbah more than 15 years ago. After fencing, a road, and couple of dams our money was gone. Super is enough to live comfortably. We have geese growing old and stringy the only one that made it to the pot committed Kamakazi by flying into a tree; the chooks are… [read more]

From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics

Erick says:

Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]

Gentle jabs to the ribs

No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops

No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops

Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more

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