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The Taliban take over The Age Green Guide
At a time when the world is going to hell and some perspective is desperately needed, thank God for the…
Scott Morrison and our Afghan allies: as shameful as Whitlam with South Vietnam
On August 18, 1971 then prime minister William McMahon announced the final withdrawal of Australian combat troops from Vietnam. It…
Let’s be more up-front and honest with the daily Covid numbers
According to the federal Department of Health website, yesterday there were 10,956 active cases of Covid-19 across Australia. Of these,…
The latest lessons in Covid management from Israel
Will no one rid us of our Covid-dementors? Gladys Berejiklian says restrictions could remain in place after 80 per cent full vaccination. Yet…
Imagine … no state borders to close
The premiers are tearing the federation apart. Let’s hope they succeed very soon. To see my point, just close your…
John Hewson joins the Salon des Refusés
Poor John Hewson. After being booted from The SMAge for being pale, male and stale — as stale as the…
ScoMo and premiers: if you want people to get vaccinated give them liberty
Lets talk SARS covid-19 — coroanvirus. The political responses to Covid, while varying across the nation, consist of a general…
Kabul: the harbinger of western decline or the catalyst for Trump’s return
Recently revealed from the fall of Afghanistan is that President Obama exchanged Kairullah Khaikhwa, the public face of the Taliban leadership,…
Revealed: how much debt the government has racked up for each of us
Although many people are aware that government expenditure will exceed government revenue for the foreseeable future, it can be difficult…
Freedom is the best reason to get vaccinted
There is a saying that goes like this: you can’t change the direction of the wind, but you can adjust…
I’m guilty of going against The Science: a defence of my condemned, censored ‘dangerous’ speech to parliament
Politicians condemned me. Big Tech censored me. The mainstream media said my views were a danger to public health. Why?…
Afghanistan, women and safety
We have all seen the pictures of another Afghanistan, of beautiful women in short skirts carrying books at Kabul University.…
Our politicians have created a cringing Covid mentality
“The EPL is back” shouted commentator after commentator this weekend as cameras panned across sold-out, maskless crowds across English stadiums.…
Afghanistan’s fall — and our disgrace
If you go into someone else’s house and trash it, you have a moral as well as a legal obligation…
Jacinda Ardern asks the Taliban to be ‘nice’ to women
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has come out and asked the Taliban to be ‘nice’ to women during this…
Qantas move makes mandatory job jabs clarity yet more urgent
Today, Qantas has become our largest corporate so far to announce it will make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all staff.…
Kabul: some good must come of this
I’ve had a few thoughts on Afghanistan, which is a disaster I was against in the first instance, but once…
$1 million per month: more secret costs of vaccine failure
The Innovation Australia website has another cracking story. What’s the reward for the government’s vaccine rollout failure? A million dollars…
WHO throws vapers under the bus… again
With the constant deluge of pandemic-related coverage, it’s easy to forget that tobacco smoking continues to kill over 8 million…
Is a Dan Andrews senior shinybum in contempt for trying to stop state parliament sitting?
Yesterday, Dr Ramona Muttacumaru, the Acting Executive Director, COVID-19 Strategy and Policy, COVID 19 Response Division of the Victorian Department,…
ABC Four Corners does longevity well, accuracy badly
It’s no secret our national broadcaster is fond of self-congratulation. This week, the carefully choreographed ‘back-slapping‘ reached dizzying new…
There’s ‘literally a war’ – but in Kabul, not Sydney
At her daily press briefing on Saturday, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said: ‘This is literally a war, and…
Local Magnitsky laws a good move – handled wisely
In a move to bring Australia into the Global Magnitsky Movement, Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching has introduced the International Human…
You want to talk about female oppression? Talk about Afghanistan
You don’t need to be a foreign policy expert to take one look at the heartbreaking developments in Afghanistan and…
Who have we left behind, Dutton?
Just over four weeks ago, Defence Minister Peter Dutton told Sky News Australia of the importance of “getting the balance…
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