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Our Anglican tradition, and a bit with a possum
As I prepared to write this article, I went to pour a glass of wine. When I returned to my…
Senator Rennick versus the Libertarians
Who do we trust to regulate Big Pharma, the government or the market?
Why did Crisafulli ban debate on abortion?
Liberal voters should be very disappointed in the Premier
The righting of the Western political ship
Enough of this technocratic, illiberal, and censorious governance
Blackout Bowen seeks debate-free serenity at Bluesky
Australians are angry about their energy bills – the minister has run away
Trump’s energy policies are a game changer for renewables
The lonely crusade to kill-off coal may be coming to an end
Sustainability rankings: a guide on universities to avoid?
Activism is the academic path to mediocrity
Christmas clean-up list!
As a child, I remember my parents lamenting how quickly the years seemed to fly by, insisting that each year…
2024: A year of missed opportunities for energy and the environment
As we approach the end of 2024, Australians have little reason to feel optimistic. Living standards have fallen, the currency…
Competition is essential to education
As night follows day, whenever the Year 12 ATAR results are released critics argue it must be replaced. Instead of…
Happy Birthday, Menzies
It is the anniversary of the birthday of Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, Australia’s most important Prime Minister. The Australia he…
The drone wars
There’s an urban legend going back many years about an early drone delivery system. Following successful tests in America and…
Broke and broken: Victoria’s dire outlook set to get worse
Victoria finishes the year much as it started it. Badly. Very badly. With the state election still two years away…
A very Arabian Christmas: stolen cars, flying princesses, and the Russian Mafia
Part 2 of A very Arabian Christmas continues to do for Speccie Christmas articles what Die Hard did for Christmas…
Tim Pallas leaves a state-crushing debt behind him
When Victorians remember Tim Pallas, they will recall the extraordinary mismanagement of the Treasury under Labor Party rule and the…
Post Assad: Kurdish autonomy needed in the New Syria
Terror in the Middle East continues where the ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, along with the two non-Arab entities…
The misdeeds of AHPRA: high time to reform or repeal
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) was established on July 01, 2010, as part of the National Registration and Accreditation…
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