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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…
A basic flaw in IPCC science
Detailed research is underway that threatens to undermine the foundations of the climate science promoted by the IPCC since its…
The shame of anti-Israel proponents
Israel’s ingenious pager attack against Hezbollah last week (followed by a second attack targeting walkie-talkies the next day) was not…
Rendering unto Caesar in the Neoliberal era
‘Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.’ (Matthew 22:21) Like many…
Oh no, Oprah!
Mea culpa. I used to be one of Oprah’s biggest fans – recorded and watched every single show, bought her…
A sunny Saturday in Lviv
The quickest way to get to Lviv is to fly to Warsaw and then pick up a car and driver…
Fines, crimes, and a big white kangaroo
With a Queensland state election looming and a federal poll in the wind, I’ve already made my mind up –…
Buyer beware as Bowen ‘models’ energy bills again
Anyone following Energy Minister Chris Bowen on X would know that Peter Dutton is living rent-free in the minister’s head.…
Welcome to Country
A ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremony, done in the correct manner, may well be a welcome addition to our culture, (Chris…
The demise of the traditional lecture
The new Adelaide University – an amalgamation of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia – will…
On trial for Spectator Australia posts
What do you think the punishment should be for a doctor who shares Spectator Australia articles online? Maybe a public…
Joel Gilbert – The Climate According to AI Al Gore
Some have heard of the malady, Trump Derangement Syndrome. I confess that for 24 years I have suffered Al Gore…
Quad: Biden’s hot mic and Albanese’s cringe Moon landing comments
There is no news on whether Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ‘put the hard word’ on the Prime Minister of India,…
Ireland ditches hate speech legislation – for now
Ireland has ditched its controversial hate speech legislation for the second time in five years. The news has been confirmed…
Pandemic questions that demand answers
Two years after our health bureaucrats got together and decided it was time to call the pandemic off, we are…
Might Ukraine’s Kursk offensive be a precursor to peace?
Historian Victor Davis Hanson’s most recent book, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation looks at four historical…
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