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The gathering storm against religious freedom
There is a gathering storm against religious freedom in this country, and it’s about to break upon not only Christian…
Thank the Greens for a national crime surge
‘You must realise,’ my mother said sternly, so close to my face that I thought she was examining my teeth,…
Bowen’s strategy to reduce bills hides $360 billion in costs by 2050
Consumers to pay $129 billion in rooftop solar and around $229 billion in home batteries
Inflation accountability? Not likely!
We are at a point in history where once again the plebs have woken up to the fact that inflation…
When Medicare refunds end up ‘somewhere’
I wonder how many Australians, like me, have found communicating with our national health care bureaucracy, Medicare, about as easy…
Albo unashamedly takes credit for union buster’s grand vision
Albanese is selling our young voters a dangerous lie
Matt Kean’s opposition to nuclear borders on the absurd
In the world of political irrelevancy, there are few people climbing higher, harder, and faster than New South Wales Shadow…
Busywork? UN Secretary-General António ‘global boiling’ Guterres appoints Julie Bishop as special envoy to Myanmar
Australia’s political elite seem to have a knack for clawing their way into prestigious international bureaucracies. This time, it’s former…
Musk vs Australia’s ‘you can’t say that’ surveillance state
Australia’s Labor/Green ‘you can’t say that’ surveillance state is being challenged by Elon Musk in a lawsuit over bureaucratic bullying.…
Concern over activism in public schools
It’s increasingly the case that public schools are among the most dangerous places to send your children. It shouldn’t be…
Another day, another women problem for the Libs
Albanese handing the Governor-General’s gig to tame activist Sam Mostyn gave the Liberals a perfect opportunity to call out Labor’s…
The UK cost of living crisis and Net Zero
The cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom (UK) has severely worsened during the Covid era, pushing households into financial hardship…
Is the Gen Z backlash justified?
‘I cannot stand how the news has been dogging Gen Z and calling them lazy for not wanting to work…
Double Shot S2E8 The trans-activist pitchfork mob! Graham Lineham, Kevin Donnelly, John Ruddick
Comic and creator of widely praised and loved sitcoms such as the IT Crowd, Graham Lineham, is touring Australia to…
Renewable gas?
State government bans on gas connections to new premises have caused confusion among their respective constituents, and outrage among stakeholders.…
We have a problem with democracy
The UK Reform Party, whose President is Nigel Farage, is campaigning for a referendum on ‘Net Zero’. However, YouGov polling…
When government wedges itself between the church and its people
In one of the most significant rulings in generations, the ABC reported in February that, ‘Justice Martin found the Police…
Digital ID dystopia: you do not solve incompetence with tyranny
With the Digital ID Bill passing through the Senate, the bombardment of promotional material has begun – even ahead of…
Temptations of a digital world
In his recent book, The Anxious Generation, the American psychologist Jonathan Haidt warns about the debilitating and destructive impact of mobile phones…
ABC failed fact check on Dick Smith: ‘Can a country run entirely on renewable energy?’
On March 18, 2024, Dick Smith argued that there is a necessary role for nuclear in Australia’s energy mix (for…
Week in 60 Minutes S2E9: Airbus Albo and Boeing Bowen – Michael de Percy, Edie Wyatt, Andrew L. Urban
Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen have made a laughing stock out of…
Truth Telling, circular arguments, and the wrongful conviction of colonialism
Just when you thought Australians had voted firmly against the Voice to Parliament and its entire grievance baggage, Indigenous Australians…
Floating nuclear power plants make a compelling argument
About 20 years ago, a seat-warming Senator came out of hiding and declared his thought bubble that Australia’s coast was…
Nuclear: seizing the day for a sustainable tomorrow
In the realm of politics, ideologies often trump the pursuit of pragmatic solutions, even when the facts stare us in…
70 per cent of EV data is made up
Evangelistic EV drivers tell me that as an academic, I should know better. They are unimpressed when I do not…
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