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This has been the year when the Liberal party teetered to the edge of oblivion. Unless something dramatic happens, next…
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‘Euthanasia should be rejected on one unifying principle: the people who are most at risk are the most vulnerable, and…
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In 2020, after 78 years of injustice, an 18-year-old in the Royal Australian Navy, Teddy Sheean, received a Victoria Cross…
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Having flown to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop 27) in Egypt, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has been…
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The current consideration by the Australian Human Rights Commission of a complaint by Green Senator Mehreen Faruqi against fellow Senator…
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It’s that time of year again: the season of awards and honours. This year, there seem to be masses of…
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Poisoning people to save the planet The blades from environmentally friendly subsidised bird- and bat-chomping inefficient wind turbines have a…
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Beyond any doubt, the most enthralling aspect of politics and government is the trainwreck interview. It is pretty much like…
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Some recent events in Melbourne and in the Federal Court have shown us what is in store for us if…
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown his support behind truth-telling as a softener for the emotional campaign for the Voice…
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Now that our blessed Sovereign has gone to God after a lifetime of selfless service, the true story of the…
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The news from Ukraine over the last few days has been treated as if the war were over, Ukraine had…
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It is good that the debate on the so-called aboriginal Voice to parliament is taking shape. It is therefore time…
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For Australians of the second world war generation, the name Guadalcanal engenders immediate thoughts and emotions about some of the…
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Those of my readers who do not reside in Melbourne may not be aware of the significant event underway in…
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Scott Morrison’s secret appointment of himself as the minister for five departments was certainly bizarre. However, it was clearly lawful,…
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The defection of a number of Australian Anglicans from their Church might not seem of more than local importance but…
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Here at the Burkina Faso embassy to the United Nations, we have been working tirelessly on the most significant inquiry…
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When I was an MP, ‘details’ was my middle name. Whenever we had a brain-snap about the latest way to…
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Unfortunately, we live in times of rampant corruption in civil society and a complete lack of integrity and morals in…
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The good news that has just come to hand is that the federal government has decided to keep as a…
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What an extraordinary turn of events. After years of Liberal party waste and profligacy in government spending, we might just…
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The past two years have seen the trust many Australians’ have in their institutions brought to an all-time low through…
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On this page last election eve I wrote, ‘Mums and dads across the country look set to elect a Labor…
Libs have lost the plot on transgender
There’s something in the water in Warringah. At the last election, when Tony Abbott lost to Zali Steggall, and now…
