The agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) regarding the treatment of Australia’s waves of boat people made the breaking news early this morning. Australia, it was announced, would be forwarding any refugee (asylum) seekers to PNG for processing and should their...
The push-back effect
posted by Jacques René Zammit
As the dust settles on the 24 hours push-back saga we can begin to draw a few conclusions as to how the different participants fared. Away from the noise and static of the instinctive reactions there might be an opportunity to examine whether or not the issue of “immigration” has...
Political prestidigi...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
So they set up a Foundation to organise national festivities. So far so normal. This is after all the Malta of Saints and Fireworks where every raħal worth its globigerina limestone has at least one Kumitat tal-Festi. This is the country of the xalati and illum il-festa tagħna so the...
The nonsense of poli...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
When the party in government fails to notice that it is actually in government after more than hundred days that it has been warming the seat of power then what you have is a bomb that is ticking away waiting to explode. While the nationalist party’s Rapport tat-telfa (Election defeat...
Snapshot #2 : Muscat...
posted by Jacques René Zammit
Muscat is another of the supposed “European” graduates and the Labour party will never cease reminding us that fact. Has the Labour leader delivered the revolution he had promised when he boldly stood on the stage and put his hand on heart stating “Inhobbkom”?...