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Victorians go hungry, Andrews gets bigger billboards
The Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, has been back from China for several weeks now. He’s still to advise what he…
Albanese runs away from Covid Royal Commission promise
Evidence is mounting that our political class is baulking at the promised Covid Royal Commission. We keep hearing about the…
Telling the truth: all aboard ‘Raft Australia’
The last major Ice Age – The Quaternary Ice Age – started over 2.5 million years ago (mya) and is…
Vale Rule of Law and Rule of Logic
Shannon Fentiman is the Minister for Justice, Minister for Women, and soon to be the former Queensland Attorney-General. She is…
The Covid Royal Commission is nowhere to be seen
Australia’s Prime Minister is known for emoting and for pursuing nothingburger public policy issues (the Voice, the republic, climate emergencies,…
Empowering consumers in the era of greenwashing
It is no shock that the rise of environmentalism has dominated the political scene for the last few years; evidenced…
EVs and a tale of two Italians
A recent article in The Australian gave a fascinating insight into the world of EVs, told from the point of…
The chromosome-thin line between ensuring civil discourse and policing the opinion corridor
The Australian’s online comments moderation is at the risk of falling into the trap of censorship of ideas and debate…
The ultimate symbol of Sisu
For Finnish people, the concept of sisu cannot be directly interpreted. Roughly translated, it means strength, perseverance, and a firm determination to…
Solar: a risky waste of time and money
In Australia, great reliance is being placed on electricity generation from solar panels, both roof-mounted and solar farms. The aim…
Securing the Indo-Pacific: improved South Korea-Japan ties are a big deal
South Korea-Japan relations appear to be improving, heralding a promising development for the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific. The…
Net Zero’s artificial food crisis paves the way for ‘future foods’
Net Zero rules employed by the United Nations, European Union, and domestic political parties across the world are expected to…
There are nincompoops among us
Don’t you love the word ‘nincompoop’? It dates back to at least the 16th Century, but it has a really…
The supremacy of feelings
We now have various psychological contexts being determined under regulation in Australia. One example is the workplace, which has changed…
Has the ABC royally violated its Charter?
On May 6, King Charles III was officially crowned King of Australia. At the same time, the ABC crowned itself…
Alan Jones: ANZAC Day’s true reality and the forgotten message
Of course, it is a new month since the outpouring of respect, on ANZAC Day, in memory of the fallen…
Spectator TV Australia: Special guest Warren Mundine talks nuclear energy and the Voice
When Europe’s Green activists came to Australia they could not fathom our nation-wide ban on nuclear energy. For those convinced…
Where’s our energy Plan B, Chris Bowen?
Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, has released a video calling Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear energy ‘a…
Conservatives, where art thou?
Last year, conservative commentator Matt Walsh released his iconic documentary, What is a woman? thrusting the question deep into the…
Bad birdie! Twitter-faithful reject Musk’s CEO
Twitter users are a resilient bunch of customers. They spent the best part of a decade living under the increasingly…
Big government makes people crazy
The Federal Budget’s $10.5 million spend to support the mental health of Indigenous Australians leading up to the Voice referendum is…
The dark side of Bud Light
Trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney recently said the backlash against Bud Light had left them having ‘trouble sleeping’. They are not…
Mother’s love on a wing and a prayer
The bond between mother and child is something very special. It goes far beyond the crass commercialism of Mother’s Day,…
Mother’s Day tribute
Leila Abdallah – mother to Liana, Alex, Michael, and Selina, a wife to Danny, and the daughter of Norma Habis…
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