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Nuclear: seizing the day for a sustainable tomorrow
In the realm of politics, ideologies often trump the pursuit of pragmatic solutions, even when the facts stare us in…
70 per cent of EV data is made up
Evangelistic EV drivers tell me that as an academic, I should know better. They are unimpressed when I do not…
Easter silence: corporations, councils, and governments bury another Christian festival
Last year, swathes of my local area spent time swaddled in trans flags, rainbow flags, and Welcome to Country messaging.…
Graham Linehan Down Under
Graham Linehan, creator of sitcoms and casualty of trans activism, has finally arrived Down Under. He almost didn’t make it.…
Surviving the wild: the road to Kibera
I found myself in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, planning on making a trip down to Nairobi overland. Some friends had…
Will the Brisbane Olympics leave a legacy or a millstone for the Australian taxpayer?
The rejection by Queensland Premier Steven Miles of his own independent Olympic venue review and its recommendation for a new…
Road House: big dumb fun that takes itself too seriously
The original Road House movie, released in 1989 and starring Patrick Swayze, was an absolute blast. Over-the-top, sexy, and oozing with masculinity, Road…
The gender critical movement fighting against self-ID
With reports in the press about further ‘clashes’ in Melbourne last week between ‘trans’ and ‘anti-trans’ activists, and the self-inflicted…
Alexandra Marshall Live S2E7 with Gary Hardgrave
What is the future of media going to look like in a world of government censorship, hysterical political activism, and…
All schools are ‘faith-based’ schools
Facts and information can be neutral, but teaching is never neutral. All schools are faith-based schools. Some are more intentional…
South Australian Voice flops with abysmal 8.7 per cent turnout
The South Australian First Nations Voice to Parliament, legislated by the Malinauskas state Labor government, has flopped ignominiously. This follows…
A nuanced view of the nuclear option
Matthew Warren brings a refreshingly nuanced view to the acrimonious nuclear power debate because he knows enough about electricity generation…
Our new 21st Century virtues
What are the weapons of choice employed by Culture War activists? Emotions and accusations certainly, but also, more subtly perhaps,…
The problem with Japan’s economy
Japan’s increase of its interest rates to being from negative to positive for the first time in 17 years was…
Double Shot S2E7 The fallout from the Tasmanian election – Eric Abetz, Dave Pellowe, James Allan
Newly elected Eric Abetz joins us to discuss what the future of Tasmanian politics will look like as the Coalition…
The Great Covid Debate
Recently, dedicated vaccine supporter Jack the Insider took on NSW Libertarian MP John Ruddick, who has opposed Covid vaccines from…
Australian Universities Accord to take the hammer to TAFE
Amid an acute nationwide worker shortage, only the political class in Canberra would propose something as counterproductive as the takeover…
Is corporate Australia ashamed of Easter?
This week, Holy Week for Christians, I went to a Westfield shopping mall in Melbourne. Being the week before Easter,…
The art of ugliness
All art is political, said Orwell. To say otherwise is a political statement. In a time of mass society and…
The era of informed consent is over
In a significant blow to patient autonomy, informed consent has been quietly revoked just 77 years after it was codified…
Mass migration and state ‘Voices’ fuel distrust in democracy
Opinion polls from around the world show an accelerating decline in trust in democracy. In a recent American poll, only…
Ad-free media? There is no ad-free media…
Commercial media promotes goods, services, functions, and political messages for those prepared to pay for these services. The government-owned ABC…
Carbon Pawprints: North Korea has gone to the dogs, and so have environmentalists
In 2020, the dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un, ordered the confiscation of dogs owned by those living in the…
Week in 60 Minutes S2E8: The Age of Conspiracy and rise of the militant unions… Professor David Flint, Nick Hossack, Stuart Ballantyne
Albanese’s rule has had a nasty side effect … the resurrection of the militant union movement. Between a powerful collective…
Health insurers experiment with nine-day fortnights
It is reported that health insurer BUPA is ‘trialling’ a nine-day fortnight for its staff, meaning it is looking to…
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