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Abbott, Howard, and Menzies mean nothing to the young
This is going to sound harsh, but the Liberals require tough love or the movement and their party will die.…
Russia the Barbarian: King of the Flies
Soviet historians often portrayed the days of 1945 as the glorious liberation of Europe from the Nazi threat. That could…
The farmer, the science, and the agenda
Farmers across Australia are revolting against the wanton destruction of their land to satisfy the renewed and re-elected climate alarmism…
Backward Bowen’s nuclearphobia is dangerous
Climate Cult and Blackout Minister Chris Bowen is turning Australia into an energy backwater with his nuclearphobia. It’s a very…
The executive mum
It is a Friday afternoon in the office. About 3.45pm and productivity is swiftly on the downward trend for the…
Australian democracy – a quick health check
Forgetting the election result (if only that episode of political self-harm could be forgotten), how is Australia’s democratic health looking…
Introducing One Nation’s first WA Senator, Tyron Whitten
One Nation is officially the most successful conservative minor party following the recent election. Today I spoke with Tyron Whitten,…
One Nation claims two Senate seats with Malcolm Roberts re-elected
This evening, the AEC has completed the counts as far as seat allocations go for Western Australia and Queensland. It…
Woke society replicates 1970s mice experiment
In the 1960s and 70s, the American ethologist and behavioural researcher John B. Calhoun conducted an experiment with mice to…
In conversation with Gemini: a $6 trillion renewable transition
David: Hello, Gemini. Gemini: Hello David. How can I help you? David: What is the cost of a 1 GW nuclear…
The Liberal and National Party – Paterson v Lawson
While the political landscape of Australia has seen numerous battles over the years, between the city and the bush, played…
The Greek tragedy of Joe Biden and the Democrats
Look at how discombobulated the US Democrats now are, along with the left in general. They hero-worship terrorists, attack law…
Too much listening, not enough leading
We’ve been hearing a lot of talk about listening. The new Liberals, under the leadership of Sussan Ley, want to…
When we fight the climate wars, we win
The marriage breakup between the Liberals and Nationals is predictably temporary if for no other reason than a shared awareness…
Is the Coalition positioned for a Net Zero collapse?
‘Plato is my friend – Aristotle is my friend – but my greatest friend is truth.’ – Isaac Newton The…
Unshackling the Greens’ legacy
There was a boatyard near the Southport Yacht club. Like hundreds of boatyards around the nation, it served as a…
Labor’s energy crisis ends up on your bill
From Shanghai (perhaps for the last time): I’ve just finished my last teaching gig as a full-time academic. It is…
The shrinking habitat of Net Zero extremists
Net Zero is under threat in New Zealand, according to headlines last week. Although the population of New Zealand and…
Is Jim Chalmers’ super tax turning Teal seats blue?
Believe it or not, the battle for the blue ribbon in Goldstein is still going on. Yesterday, the AEC announced…
(A failed) Australian realignment
Australia is due a political realignment. The split in the Liberal-National coalition this week could be a good thing if…
Socialism dressed up in the politics of empathy
I remember as a teenager in Cairns going to school every day with long hair wearing my blue jeans, black…
Officially socialist?
‘The Moloch Machine is a symbol of how, as the technical attitude takes hold, it begins not only to reflect…
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