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Why universities are always political losers
Universities have become a political football. Again. In many countries. The latest, albeit recurring, flashpoint is international students. There are…
Energy for the future
It is critical that we review the whole story of ‘Climate Change’ as this is underpinning the government drive for…
2024: The year of digital harms
On Sunday the April 21, Peter Dutton told David Speers of the ABC Insiders program that when it came to…
Dutton’s disaster: facial recognition to access social media
In writing this, I am probably burning my political bridges and dis-inviting myself from future politics. And yet I do…
Musk: Freedom of speech is worth fighting for
The eSafety Commissioner recently dropped her case against Elon Musk, who faced fines of $782 500 a day, for having…
I like the idea of Xavier Herbert
Men no longer write long fiction. The days of the million-word book are gone. At 850,000 words, Xavier Herbert’s Poor…
Multiracial? Yes. Multicultural? No.
Multiculturalism doesn’t work. It is a failed experiment that has served only to dilute what is great about Western culture…
Rescuing hostages amid the Israel Defence Forces’ trial by media
Over the weekend, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) pulled off a daring daylight raid to rescue four hostages held by…
Government regulations are responsible for unaffordable housing
The Australian house building (though not apartment building) industry is mainly non-unionised and therefore has low costs. But building a…
The Sneering Hubris Awards aka The SMUGGIES
The Sneering Hubris Awards, nicknamed the SMUGGIES, were announced in the wake of the King’s Birthday Honours where the Companion…
Censorship silences necessary debate
Last week I asked the eSafety Commissioner a simple question, ‘Are Australians allowed to call a violent male rapist who…
Honouring the Covid Tsars
To mark the King’s Birthday weekend, the government has decided to kiss its own arse by honouring the Covid Tsars…
My message to UK voters considering voting Reform – don’t do it. You’ll regret it
For the last couple of years, I have been a fierce critic of the UK government. I am right-wing from…
Dutton’s praise of the e-Safety Commissioner spells disaster for the Liberals
There are days when I wonder if the idiom, ‘You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make…
Beyond Mad Max with dystopian AI
The dystopian future predicted in the Mad Max movie franchise may be closer than ever and it won’t take world…
WA needs public safety, not paperwork
One of the bravest people in Western Australia is Ariel Bombara, the daughter of the Floreat murderer. With deep insight…
Julian Assange: when two contradictory things are both true
This is my contribution to Alexandra Marshall’s challenge on Julian Assange… In the last year or so I’ve had a…
North Korea trash politics sky-high while our pollies are distracted
From Baengnyeongdo, South Korea: Here at what the Americans call PY-Do in the Yellow Sea, we are closer to North…
Democracy, sovereignty, and the common interest
The 19th Century Dutch Prime Minister and theologian, Abraham Kuyper, developed the theory known as the ‘sovereignty of the spheres’.…
Australia’s ‘triple-demic’ of Covid, flu, and RSV – experts baffled
The Covid policy wizards are baffled again. In Australia, some 98 per cent of the population have had at least…
We didn’t want Airbus Albo, but did we need him?
Around 32 per cent of Australian voters gave Labor their first preference in 2022. No ringing endorsement, despite a decade…
‘No means NO!’ The WHO’s power grab fails
We cannot and will not allow the WHO to create a health dictatorship
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