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Sorry? Who, us? What for?
They were the divas of the pandemic bio-security theatre crowd in Australia, with their names set up in lights every…
Should Albanese rescue the nickel industry?
In 2020, Elon Musk issued a plea, ‘Please mine more nickel. Tesla will give you a giant contract for a…
To fix healthcare, doctors need to take a really good look in the mirror
Two weeks ago, the BMJ published research that reinforced the overwhelming evidence that the United Kingdom’s National Health Service should continue to…
Julian Assange’s predicament: protecting freedom of the press
The High Court of England is presently considering whether Julian Assange can be granted leave to appeal against an extradition…
Double Shot S2E4: Covid freedom fighters deserve the Nobel Prize! Ramesh Thakur, Hava Mendelle, and Saxon Davidson
We often talk about who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize… It’s history has been one of both extraordinary individuals and…
The urgent call for an equitable transition: a cry for help from the Kiewa Valley
In the serene landscapes of rural Victoria, where the Kiewa Valley’s rolling hills and verdant meadows paint a picture of…
The Carlson critique
Volodymyr Zelensky – the front-line president (Wilkinson Publishing) Andrew L. Urban & Chris McLeod Our new book (the 2nd on…
Swift justice for the political class
The question I asked after reading a report about Taylor Swift’s biggest-ever concert in Melbourne, which reportedly had over 90,000…
Switching on reality
When the lights went out last week for 500,000 Victorians, it wasn’t all bad. Most still had natural gas to…
Foreign policy fibs and half-truths
Despite frequent promises that they would be the most transparent and open government ever, the Albanese government has gone out…
Cockroaches in the halls of power, crickets in the press
Eating insects is not only an act of global salvation – following the advice of the United Nation’s advice on…
Pass the Wodehouse, Jeeves
‘I don’t know if you know that sort of feeling you get on these days around the end of April…
The war of words
I am very privileged to have been friends with Peter Drucker and Alvin Toffler. This morning I imagined sitting in…
Never Again is now
A rally against anti-semitism was hosted at the Domain in Sydney’s CBD on February 18. It featured a prominent and…
Week in 60 Minutes S2E4: To climb, or not to climb? Michael de Percy, Alan Moran, John Ruddick
NSW MLC John Ruddick fights against national park lockouts based on race and gender. Why is our government allowed to…
The four seeds of our problem
Postmodern Woke philosophy does not advocate a substitute morality that one might have the option to endorse or reject; indeed,…
Anthony Albanese, cosplayer
Imagine my delight, in opening up a recent Catholic Weekly, only to find TIA (The Inevitable Albo) on the front page.…
Loopy Labor’s disconnect from reality
The Labor government’s Closing Loopholes Bill is the latest blow to reality and the business economy, but its ‘Right to…
The Covid resistance deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
Alfred Nobel’s will (excerpt) (Paris, 27 November 1895) stipulates that the Peace Prize is to be awarded: …to the person who…
Take the lollies away: defund UNRWA
A few weeks back, I observed a pretty sad scene down at the local shops. A mother was holding out…
Living in hope for peace
Why is there no peace in the Middle East? Why is there no progress towards the two-state solution, the ‘obvious’…
The solution to our government-induced malaise
Studying last month’s Davos meeting of the world’s (largely self-appointed) elites, Walter Russell Mead sees an inflection point. He says that when…
Alexandra Marshall Live S2E3: John Roskam on the Magna Carta, a tax revolt that gave us liberty!
Can tax reform set us free? Former Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and now Senior Fellow, John…
Solar ain’t gonna save us
Regardless of what I want, my phone keeps an eye out for trending stories in the world of Renewable energy.…
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