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Big Pharma is no better than Big Tobacco
As I stated in my speech On Freedom in August 2021: ‘On many occasions in the last year I have…
Schwarten’s ‘Covid logic’ cruelly divides Queenslanders
It’s far past time that people stop playing politics with Covid, as former ALP Old Guard enforcer Robert Schwarten did…
The Matrix Resurrections - better off dead?
The Matrix: Resurrections would have been better off remaining dead. Honestly, don’t bother watching it. I was sceptical about whether…
Australia Day parade cancelled, Invasion Day goes ahead
Last year, the Victorian government dubiously cancelled their Australia Day parade due to Covid. It was an unpopular decision that…
Welcome to Australia, mate! Jab or jail?
Novak Djokovic would not have had a problem entering Australia if he had just got jabbed, according to a senior…
Four conspiracy theories that came true
The Covid dominoes are falling. In recent weeks, political leaders in Australia and beyond have begun to admit obvious truths…
Resurrecting philosophy to answer Covid’s moral questions
In 2020, the Morrison government introduced a plan to slash funding to university arts degrees, effectively doubling the cost for…
Game, set and match to Mr Djokovic
It’s never polite to say ‘I told you so’ but once some of the relevant facts were know, Novak’s appeal…
Why Bother? Australians are sick of politics and politicians
For the politically inclined, 2022 should be a year of note. With a federal election due by May, and the…
The siege of the shrine
‘Stop making me do this,’ he said, as he pounded my head into the ground with his plastic shield. ‘Stop…
It’s a win for ‘Novax’ and a win for Australia
I’m glad that Novak Djokovic will have a chance to defend his title at the Australian Open. Good luck ‘Novax’.…
The importance of informed consent in the Covid era
It used to go without saying that the morality of medical practice rested on informed consent. It is enshrined in…
The faux outrage over Dr Robert Malone
With school set to resume in a few weeks’ time, panic is being whipped up about children not getting their…
Morrison, this is how the Liberals win the next election
For too long we have endured the creeping takeover of our country, and the trashing of our society by the…
Universities are hanging men out to dry
Four days before Christmas one of our elite universities committed an act of total bastardry; they announced they were firing…
Why does getting a Covid test in NSW feel like winning the lottery?
The odds of winning the lottery are, well, like winning the lottery… Your chances are bleak, but you put your…
Science and morality: woke universities have lost their way
Imagine if you can, a place where children are reared to adulthood, educated from kindergarten to year 12, before heading…
There’s nothing more frightening than a woman in politics
It is difficult to argue that women are the less capable gender when they have spent the last ten million…
For experts, they are sure fudging a lot of statistics
When you analyse data, at times, you’re trained to be skeptical. The classic data tropes apply. Correlation isn’t causation. For…
Australians ‘open’ to becoming RAT addicts
Sudafed-style ID checks are about to be brought in to make sure Australians don’t end up as RAT addicts. 2022…
Hating on Novak has become a national sport
The whole country is hating on Novak Djokovic right now because he had the courage to do what most of…
Australia’s giant green gamble on solar energy toys
By the time solar energy reaches Earth’s surface, it is spread very thin – even midday sunshine will not boil…
The numbers don’t lie – or do they?
Since the beginning of the Covid era, much of the focus has been around numbers. Case numbers, hospitalisations, ICU admissions,…
Attention Liberals: your country needs you
The Liberal Party platform, with its values and freedom, is the best way to ensure a happy and thriving democracy.…
The New Year’s Eve exorcism for ABC viewers
ABC viewers manifested as if undergoing an exorcism when Tina Arena ended the national broadcaster’s New Year’s Eve telecast by…
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