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Albanese everywhere – but nowhere: the Voice has been overshadowed
Politics happens in a context. This means that national leaders must operate in the knowledge that their plans will be…
‘Voices’ are stacked against remote Indigenous communities
‘We need to listen to people’ so that ‘governments actually respond to people on the ground’. These were the words…
Despatch from the front lines
For the past week I have been handing out referendum ‘No’ case information to the public as they present themselves…
Australia’s worker shortage is a Canberra policy shortage
Australia’s persistent worker shortage crisis is a major roadblock to the growth of our economy and our nation’s prosperity. There…
Reflection on the quest for a two-state solution
In December 1987, an uprising that became known as the Palestinian intifada began in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.…
Australia’s night of infamy
Awakening to news on my X feed of 40 babies being beheaded by Hamas animals at a kibbutz in southern…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr ditches the Democrats
Robert F. Kennedy Jr has cut ‘Camelot’s’ century-long political ties with the Democrats. Using a euphemism for draining the swamp,…
Aboriginal Elder: ‘White fellas saved us’
‘I would say to everybody in Australia, for the health and welfare of people like myself, out in the bush…
The predictable dive of Australian universities in global rankings
In August this year, Institute of Public Affairs’ research once again highlighted the free speech crisis on Australian university campuses.…
Hamas is in Australia
The pro-Palestinian celebration in Sydney showed clearly that Hamas is alive and well in Australia. This was a celebration of…
How powerful is the proposed Indigenous Voice body?
There is significant confusion about how powerful the Voice will be. There are conflicting messages and disagreements between experts acting…
Police farce: NSW Premier Chris Minns must resign
Yesterday, NSW Premier Chris Minns made the decision to light up the Opera House sails as a symbol of condolence…
The sad story of failed ‘Voices’
The Hawke-Labor government established ATSIC in 1990 ‘so that aboriginals could be involved in the processes of government affecting their…
Australians for science and freedom
I was recently given the privilege of being asked to present on education at the Australians for Science & Freedom…
The girl from Sderot
Israel is at war. In 2014 I visited Israel, thanks to the NSW Board of Deputies and the Australia/Israel and…
The Voice, International Human Rights Law, and the UNHRC
The implications of a ‘No’ vote for Australia’s standing on the world stage has unremittingly stalked the referendum debate. This…
Our ‘culture of conformity’ makes it difficult to defeat the Voice
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, Australians will vote in a historic referendum on the proposal to entrench ‘The Voice’ in…
From the referendum booths this morning
An amusing and TRUE anecdote from a Spectator Australia ‘No’ volunteer at a Voice referendum booth this morning… Volunteer: ‘Vote NO…
Reflections of an old ‘No’ voter
Initially, I would like to acknowledge the contributions, however unwitting, to the ‘No’ campaign of Pearson, Burney, Davis, and Langton.…
Toxic legacy
Rarely has the resignation of a political leader in Australia been met with such resounding cries of collective rejoicing, but…
Victoria deserves a few moments of celebration!
For many Victorians, there is a lack of understanding regarding how traumatised the working class and democracy-lovers became as a…
Disinformation? Try ‘no’ information
The problem is not disinformation, Mr Ray Martin, it is that we have no information. Let me explain. Over a…
Hamas opens the gates of hell. ‘We are at war’ – Netanyahu
Throughout history the lesson remains the same: there can be no peace with neighbours that want you dead. We wake…
An end to pandemonium in New Zealand?
With the New Zealand 2023 General Election taking place very soon and voting now open both abroad and at home,…
Albanese’s heavy-handed government
The contrast between the ALP’s most successful government – the Hawke-Keating government – and that of Mr Albanese is easily…
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