The season has commenced with a bushfire in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area reputedly started by a burn off. Another has…

As the Israel/Palestine conflict expands, we may ask, is the stage set for a worldwide intifada? Intifada is shouted on…

Chris Bowen’s renewable energy plans are falling into disarray. Environmental legislation, introduced to block new mining developments, is proving to…

Keeping space safe from the communists

US President Franklin D Roosevelt, in 1941, pronounced the four fundamental freedoms necessary for life: freedom of speech, freedom to…

I must start this off with an admission, I am a bloke – worse – an old bloke – even…

In 2022, Utrecht (Holland) was ranked the world’s most bike-friendly city. Australia seems keen to compete, with the number of…

‘Dearly beloved, we are gathered together in the sight of God, and in the face of this congregation, to join…

The introduction of new legislation in the ACT means those found in possession of minor amounts of illegal drugs will…

The damage from recent Cyclone Jasper has taken many, including the Bureau of Meteorology, by surprise. The failure to predict…

Those who think we can control the power of nature are deluded. The latest threat comes from Iceland. After a…

Regensburg Cathedral School in Bavaria was founded in 975. For a thousand years, it only admitted male pupils. In 2022,…

With the return of Premier Palaszczuk, overdue decisions will need to be made about water supply for the South-East corner…

The rulers of footy codes have, for years, adopted a head-in-the-sand approach to the management of concussions, but the tsunami…

We were recently reminded of the horrors of war by the anniversary of the 200,000 lives lost in August, 78…

The development of lithium-ion batteries has changed the concept of energy storage. As their use expands, a potential downside is…

World-renowned academic, Pierre Ryckmans, opined: ‘A university is a place where scholars seek the truth, pursue and transmit knowledge for…

With technology developing ever faster, a new threat is looming in the form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) potentially interacting adversely…

Something is going seriously wrong with our children. Standards are declining in education; manners and respect are forgotten; ignorance, expectation,…

The role of the United Nations in the modern world has fallen into disrepute; the recent elevation of Russia as…

The hydrogen balloon may be deflating for mining companies. Twiggy Forrest touts hydrogen as some kind of saviour for the…

The insidious spread of misinformation has revealed the dark side of communication; our increasing addiction to our devices puts us…

Japan is Australia’s third largest trading partner and is involved with India and America in the quad strategic dialogue. After…

Submarines, despite recent ill-informed comments from ex-Prime Minister Paul Keating, are currently a very expensive, ‘must have’, item in the…