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Major problems with the Voice referendum are plain to see: even some of its prominent supporters question its chances of…
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For a while there, it looked as if it was impossible to write anything fresh or original about the Voice…
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It was really very satisfying to see that the publishers of Enid Blyton’s books have censored the text of The…
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I feel obliged to bring to the notice of those who do not live in Victoria that at least in…
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I am sure you remember The Year My Voice Broke. You probably also remember The Year of Living Dangerously. You…
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There is so much ill-informed commentary on the proposed Aboriginal Voice and whether it will generate divisive litigation, that it…
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The announcement of the route we will take to acquire nuclear submarines is good only in parts. Down the road…
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When the Australian editorialises (24/02/23) that, ‘No one who has followed [its] reporting over decades could remain untouched by the…
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ABC grope-think True to its mission to enlighten and entertain, the ABC has set out to inform us about the…
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For the first time I can remember, I disagree with Greg Sheridan. He was writing in the Australian the other…
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(From a source) Here at Autocracies United, I can report that we had a bumper year in 2022.…
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You may not have realised it, but Australia is now in the grip of a new and deadly virus. It…
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Some people think the electoral contest between Chis Minns and Dom Perrottet is the equivalent of a long-running version of…
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This has been the year when the Liberal party teetered to the edge of oblivion. Unless something dramatic happens, next…
Australian notes
‘Euthanasia should be rejected on one unifying principle: the people who are most at risk are the most vulnerable, and…
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In 2020, after 78 years of injustice, an 18-year-old in the Royal Australian Navy, Teddy Sheean, received a Victoria Cross…
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Having flown to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop 27) in Egypt, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has been…
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The current consideration by the Australian Human Rights Commission of a complaint by Green Senator Mehreen Faruqi against fellow Senator…
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It’s that time of year again: the season of awards and honours. This year, there seem to be masses of…
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Poisoning people to save the planet The blades from environmentally friendly subsidised bird- and bat-chomping inefficient wind turbines have a…
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Beyond any doubt, the most enthralling aspect of politics and government is the trainwreck interview. It is pretty much like…
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Some recent events in Melbourne and in the Federal Court have shown us what is in store for us if…
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown his support behind truth-telling as a softener for the emotional campaign for the Voice…
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Now that our blessed Sovereign has gone to God after a lifetime of selfless service, the true story of the…