Author Archives: Ernest Zanatta

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-15/israel-gaza-war-hunt-for-hamas-commanders/102961912 I was not aware that the Qatari government harbours senior leaders of Hamas. That it does so is cause for sanctions. And yet another reason to banish their airline from Australian skies.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-05/king-charles-coin-unveiled-royal-australian-mint-canberra/102936920

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/05/minister-linked-qatar-airways-decision-to-treatment-of-australian-women-at-doha-airport-foi-reveals As I have said before, the only problem I have with Minister King rebuffing Qatar Airways on the basis of the Doha airport incident is that she should have proudly declared it as a reason upfront.

Just as well I am on the far side of the world at the moment.

http://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/fyles-attack-and-mundine-threat-suggest-australians-have-lost-the-ability-to-disagree-20230926-p5e7td.html The WordPress app does not enable me to comment adequately on photos or links from my phone as things I write disappear below a line on my screen. But I will discuss this ignorant article in greater depth on my return to Australia.

President Reagan once joked that Soviet leaders seemed to die whilst he was travelling, so he needed to travel more. This week, whilst in Italy, we have seen the resignation of one figure I despise and the apparent disgrace of another. As I cannot blog on my app in any detail, please watch this space …

Continue reading “Reflections on the Andrews Technocracy – Watch This Space”

I’m in Livorno at the moment and fear I may die of boredom. But at least the graffiti artists here have more wit than most of those back home: Bruciore means Burning, in case you are too lazy to use your google translate. Still, it’s clever and more loaded with meaning and conscience than any …

Continue reading “Italians still do graffiti with meaning and wit to it”

http://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/we-were-there-for-australia-qatar-airways-boss-says-flight-decision-unfair-20230917-p5e5a8.html That Qatar Airlines calls the decision not to grant more access to Australia surprising and unfair is quite ironic. Tell it to the women who were strip searched at Doha airport. Now THAT was surprising and definitely unfair.

I’m mostly over my jet lag now, having hit the pillow in my hotel room in Rome at 4pm last night after a duty bound walk to the Collosseum followed by a late lunch at a cheap and cheerful restaurant just off the Via Cavour. I must say that breaking up the trip with a …

Continue reading “Premium Economy Does Help But Long Haul Flights Still Suck!”

You remember the Gideon Society? They are the people who hand out copies of the Gospel in the street and who used to make sure that motel rooms each had a Bible in a drawer. Hunter S Thompson was very grateful to them for those Bibles as when he was sitting in his motel room …

Continue reading “Lessons In Chemistry: Best Novel I Have Read In A Long Time”