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No stairs. Is this another example of the government trying to kill us?
At a function a few weeks ago, a NSW bureaucrat told me that he had woken up early to catch…
Australia must do some of the heavy lifting against terrorism
With domestic politics seeming to pander to those in our country who wave Hezbollah flags, our foreign policy is an…
Ignorance is bliss – indeed, a prerequisite
Every day is International Ignorance Day. It marks ignorance among the population as well as ignorance among the political, bureaucratic…
Counselling and psychotherapy: a lot less than you might have hoped?
A review of Val Thomas, Editor, Cynical therapies: Perspectives on the antitherapeutic nature of Critical Social Justice. 2023, Ocean Reeve
If that was the audition, I’d hate to see the show
Steven Miles calls his time as Premier an audition
A government power grab disguised as protection
How much do you trust the government? If you trust Albanese and Chalmers, how much do you trust Peter Dutton…
The Coalition will deliver a misinformation and disinformation policy prior to the election
We were right to be sceptical of the Liberal Party’s denouncement of Labor’s Misinformation and Disinformation Bill. Having gained the…
Is it too late to lament our forgotten values?
Over the weekend, the Australian featured an article by Paul Kelly in which he reflected on the address Steven Lowy…
The chattering climate class and their war on coal
We should discuss energy so that people like Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen can no longer delude the…
Why didn’t Victorian Police arrest Hezbollah sympathisers?
It was completely unacceptable, says Peter Dutton
A radical proposal: bring back coal
Up to the year 2000, coal was responsible for over 80 per cent of Australia’s electricity generation. Its share today…
Amazon nearly banned a book on cancer
Medical doctor and former professor of medicine Paul Marik, found out September 18, that Amazon had banned his book Cancer…
The devastating impact of slander
If you don’t think slander is serious, you may not have known anyone personally who has been publicly slandered. Slander…
NSW legitimises parental alienation
Family law flaws will remain after the New South Wales Labor government slithered its way around a key Libertarian amendment.…
The rise of the expertocrats
‘You are in danger!’ This is how the rhetoric starts. ‘But there is no need to not worry, we will…
MADness – Labor’s intellectual dark ages
M.A.D. MAD. This is the nickname cleverly given to the Misinformation and Disinformation Bill. My only regret is that I…
Six policies for an Australian Libertarian movement
The Coalition is having an existential crisis. With the threat of a Double Dissolution election looming and the Misinformation and…
Humiliated Victoria shamed on world stage
Almost exactly a year after reviled Labor leader Daniel Andrews resigned his post as Victorian Premier – his legacy continues…
Federal MP calls for urgent suspension of vaccines following release of lab report
Long-standing Member of Parliament, Russell Broadbent, has written an urgent letter to the Prime Minister calling for an immediate suspension…
Javier Milei Slams the UN for ditching freedom for socialism
Javier Milei’s United Nations smackdown will rate as one of the Argentine President’s finest moments. Milei’s first speech before the…
Bushfires: climate or criminal?
The season has commenced with a bushfire in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area reputedly started by a burn off. Another has…
Ukraine’s mental health system strives under strain of ‘Continuous Traumatic Stress Disorder’
Mental health in Ukraine is trending upwards one year after a ground-breaking summit led by First Lady Olena Zelenska, according…
Nato to admit Ukraine … tomorrow
An irresistible force is keeping Ukraine’s membership of Nato infuriatingly out of reach. Everyone, not least Ukraine, wants to see…
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