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Monday March 9
No more talc powder
“Apart from J&J not using talc anymore, it’s been at least two years since I’ve been able to buy any talcum powder. Some I learnt to use in the Army. We were issued with a particularly foul smelling product, called ‘Foot and Body Powder’, it was excellent for controlling tinea of all kinds. What now for all those serving, particularly in tropical and jungle conditions. It would be interesting to find out what levels of asbestos have been found in talcs. I do miss mine.”
Barrie Verdin
Buddha’s teachings
“The article on wabi-sabi gives me a chuckle for its ability to elaborate on imperfection, impermanence, self-compassion, and acceptance without ever mentioning Buddhist Dhamma that has expounded and taught these practices for almost three thousand years.”
Ang Ung 
Thanks Charles!
“The Conversation has been hitting some winners. The articles on Australia charting a new course given the US’s direction, the decline of the Victorian Division of the Liberal Party over time and the multipolar international order that is not what Russia expected, are all very good and insightful. I hope students of international relations and political science take note.”
Charles Latimer
Tuesday 10 March
No time to waste
“John Blaxland says it will be difficult to disengage militarily from the US. That means we should start as soon as possible. Events of the past 30 years have shown the US cannot be trusted as an ally. To rely on them for security can be summed up in the words of Oscar Wilde: "the triumph of hope over experience”. The cost of doing so may not be as high as he thinks. For security, you need to ensure the costs of invading or menacing Australia are higher than any possible benefits. Removing American spy bases, troops and military assets from Australia will greatly reduce any potential benefit an adversary may gain from menacing Australia.“
Michael Poole
Why did we put up with it?
"Why were Kyle and Jackie O ever tolerated, much less idolized and given political access? What does it say about some of us? Australians prepared to listen and laugh at vile jokes about violence, toilet humour and misogyny? While many turned away, why did we not condemn and demand that they be removed as a toxic influence in our midst?”
Pamela Curr OAM
Neocon or old hat?
“In his recent speech to the Australian parliament, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney noted with regard to the combined pension funds of Canada and Australia: "… it will increasingly matter who owes whom and who owns what”. I can remember when commentators and others shouted loudly that such didn’t matter. Perhaps Carney’s comment flags the declining influence of neocon economics.“
Victor Brooke, Isaacs, ACT
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