The words below are matters of opinion. No express criticism is implied or directed at the Queensland Police Service, any particular...

The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance. Cranky Lizard is and has been an observer of the human condition for several years. For a...

When Cranky Lizard began this adventure some years ago, it was clearly stated that public pomposity, public arrogance and incompetence...

When the Barbarians are at the Gates: Toxic Masculinity is welcome…. And so, the priorities of this weird world of Western Democracies...

When politics loses its dignity… In a Parliamentary Democracy, functioning under the rule of law, such as Australia and its sovereign...

We are not really all in this together…State Premiers say that we are… we are not! Cranky Lizard reckons, however, that there are a...

AUSTRALIA: Burdened with arrogant, self-serving systems of government almost totally unsuitable to the current political demands of a...

Cranky Lizard does not have much to say about events in this Nation this month; except this… The continuing media obsession with the...

Development of manufactured homes (MH) and residential parks is increasingly becoming a lucrative venture for Queensland property...

YOU KNOW YOU ARE ANNOYING THEM WHEN THEY RESORT TO PERSONAL ABUSE. Cranky Lizard has been writing about politics and current affairs for...

Let us deal with Australia Day first. Cranky Lizard has created a list of the days set aside for all Australians to contemplate our...

Australia is now paying for 30 years of infantilising social engineering – Steve Waterson – The Australian-20/12/2020. Cranky Lizard...

On 01 January 2020, if someone had said to you that this year would be a year that will rip the fabric out of our lives and change the...

It is a rare moment to hear an elected State Premier speak the words…” I don’t make these decisions! “ To her shame, Premier Palachuzk...

Pandemic politics =The Sludge at the bottom of the barrel. Be aware: this article contains opinions from Cranky Lizard about this...

[ Apologies to William Shakespeare.] [ Cranky Lizard acknowledges The Australian Inquirer, July 11, 2020, Author Peter Baldwin, A...

IT EFFECTS ALL OF US… AND WE ARE PAYING FOR IT… SO, WE SHALL DISCUSS THE FACTS SURROUNDING THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS : “ BLACK LIVES MATTER...

A STATE GOVERNMENT WITH THE 'SPEED WOBBLES' Cranky Lizard believes that no political party should gain any advantage, or bear any loss...

May 2020. Well…What the Hell can I do ?? For various reasons, all of which are important, Cranky Lizard has fielded numerous enquiries...

ranky Lizard speaks… Pandemic April 2020. WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE WHEN IT IS OVER…? [ Cranky Lizard has referred to a number of sources...

It is unusual for Cranky Lizard to throw more than one contribution into the mix in each edition of The Local Paper. Most unusual. In...

[ Cranky Lizard acknowledges the Wall Street Journal article published on 16 February 2020 from which material has been drawn for this...

Australia is a parched continent. And, it has been that way for a very, very long time because regular rainfall on this continent is...

Bush Fires – What a bloody Shame? It is with deep respect and sadness that Cranky Lizard dedicates this article to three firefighters who...

Cranky Lizard travelled, as part of regular life, to Western Queensland on several occasions in the past few months. While there, and...

[ Cranky Lizard does not whinge. There are some questions to be asked, as indeed, they are being asked in other press forums; and we, as...

If they believed in a God, they would be on their knees giving constant prayers of thanks for the continuing drought – because the...

Cranky Lizard Speaks... Just to kick things off on the right level – Cranky Lizard is well aware of matters that are unfolding at the...

Drought does not attack you like wildfire. Drought does not thunder along a dry riverbed smashing your flood gates into the next State....

August 2019 So, here we go again — this is about Aboriginal people in Australia having a voice. Before any further comments; I place...

Hello, it is a nice feeling to be back in Queensland after a couple of months away in other States. Well…wasn’t that a ripper ? An Editor...

Millennial Socialism = The Energy and Assertiveness of Restless Youth. Cranky Lizard remembers growing up in the Australian Outback on a...

[ Cranky Lizard acknowledges the outstanding paper prepared on these matters by Neil Laurie, the Deputy Clerk and the Clerk of Committees...

There are three aspects of Christmas in our Australian lifestyle. One is the religious imperative which is the foundation of the...

December 2018. The last two publications of Cranky Lizard’s words have generated some interesting and worthwhile comments on the whole...

Our National Values – Trashing our National Heritage – for What?? When Cranky Lizard began this adventure, some twelve months ago, a...

[ This is an opinion of Cranky Lizard – no other person or persons –it is a magnificently courageous expose of the political correctness...

This perverted political trollop slimed onto the human stage in Europe, Italy in fact, during the early 1930’s. It’s symbol, for the...

The Truth is defined as: “ That which is true by fact or reality. “ Most sensible people look at this and accept the statement as...

Cranky Lizard does not have much to say this month. Having allegiance to our Sovereign State of The Commonwealth of Australia. A matter...

In recent weeks, Cranky Lizard’s attention has been captured by the public comments and media debate about the changing of history. “...