The Queensland character is a literary and political devise. But did it really exist? I argue that, putting aside groups of ‘characters’ that happen to live in Queensland, the Queensland character is an imagining of society where the history is very different. The key point is that the ‘Queensland character’ is not the ‘character’ of philosophical traditions, but has evolved, as elsewhere, into an excuse for character deficiencies.
When I was a small child, I had an imaginary friend, as children do. His name was "Jack". It was not an extraordinary childhood memory, even having Jack Ford (1957-2025) as a dearest of friends. The notion of 'Jack' is very Australian. Kangaroo Jack is a 2003 American...
2025-07-07 A Eulogy for Jack Dr Jack Ford 4 May 1957 – 29 June 2025 My Dearest Friend… Acknowledgements to Brenda Biggs, Leela Ford, and Drs. Sue Keays, Chris Hanlon, Catherine Manathunga, Peter Overlack, Joanne Scott, Bernadette Turner,...
Dr Neville Buch (ABN 86703686642) Business Office 18 Callendar Street, Sunnybank Hills 4109 AUSTRALIA 28 April 2025 Dear friends, Why the Misunderstanding? Please Learn from what I am saying. ...
Following Public Message on Public Infrastructure in the Lead Up to 2024 BCC and Queensland Elections, I have had a few conversations and enlightening feedback. One conversation was with a colleague and friend who described the Brisbane City Council (BCC)’s bus...
The Letter From Councillor Vicki Howard, Civic Cabinet Chair for Community, Arts and Nighttime Economy, Councillor for Central Ward, to Mr Cole and Dr Buch, 19 December 2023: CAN CO09719-2023 FINAL ****** Reply... 26 December 2023 Hi Simon (Simon...
Heritage Values in the Queensland State Government? Don't believe it! After 5.00 p.m., today (29 September 2023) at the end of business, I and a senior bureaucrat were sent an email of a s36A Notice - Non Complying Application (below) which will lead to...
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the broad-humanist outlook which exists across multiple worldviews of actual thinking persons, by way of a summary of the Pew Research Center’s report, entitled “What Makes Life Meaningful? Views From 17 Advanced...
We all speak of person and personal where meaning is entangled. Philosophy over millennia has precise terms to reference person. This is a model which will help to untangle our imprecise usage. The terms reflect technical debates mired in reflections, binaries,...
Drafting of the book, Horizon Worldviews in Queensland: Re-Imaging the Society Beyond the ‘Queensland Character’ The ‘Queensland character’ will be argued here as a literary device, both inside and outside of Queensland, which of more later times has become a...