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John Hanscombe

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · John Hanscombe

    Someone tell Mr High IQ, 'It's the war, stupid.' (opens the original)

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    Clinton election strategist James Carville was on the money in 1992 when he coined the phrase "It's the economy, stupid." The message to Clinton's campaign workers was to stay on message. It was part of a trifecta of talking points - change versus more of the same; the economy, stupid; and don't forget healthcare - which helped propel Clinton to power. If reworked for 2026, it would read: "It's the war, stupid." Yep, that war, which Israel and the US started in the Middle East and which is causi

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · John Hanscombe

    Talk about an AI kill switch might be too late (opens the original)

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    Who knows when and how the end will come for humanity? Will an overheated climate make life impossible? Or will artificial intelligence (AI) decide the biggest threat to its existence is us and embark on our eradication? Is our extinction way beyond the far horizon or coming within the decade? However and whenever, you can't say we weren't warned. Back in 1896, Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius warned that continued burning of coal and pumping of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere would raise glo

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · John Hanscombe

    Ugliness and stupidity have been democratised (opens the original)

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    Albo's old home was down the road a few blocks from where I lived - if you could call it "living" back then. Pyrmont Bridge Road was a noisy, polluted thoroughfare, an artery clogged around the clock with belching trucks making their way to and from Darling Harbour, then a working goods yard. Competing for olfactory attention with the diesel smoke was the old biscuit factory and the kerosene smell of aircraft descending into Kingsford Smith Airport. You could almost taste the lead on your tongue

  4. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · John Hanscombe

    Hastie shows how best to fight off One Nation (opens the original)

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    Jacqui Lambie nailed it last week when she opened fire on Pauline Hanson. Every round hit the target. But it was the headshot which impressed me the most. "She wouldn't serve one day in that uniform because she wouldn't last," Lambie roared in defence of fellow veteran Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, defamed as a "traitor" in an infamous cartoon from the creative geniuses at One Nation. No, Hanson wouldn't last a day and not just because she's more Dolce&Gabbana than camo and combat boots, more lip gl

  5. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · John Hanscombe

    Strict and fierce, maybe, but we paid attention (opens the original)

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    Mr Morrow was terrifying. Physically squat, clad in a black academic gown which made him look like an angry bat, his temper was as short as his stature. Before every maths class, he'd line us up and demand absolute silence before we entered the room in two lines. Anyone foolish enough to snicker or whisper would earn a sharp rap on the knuckles with the ruler. Order established, we'd be marched into the room and the lesson would begin. Our attention was assured because Mr Morrow had the uncanny

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