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The politician and the gulag
Lions International is an umbrella group for thousands of local Lions Clubs – of which I have recently become a…
It’s time the ABC was privatised
In my view, the ABC no longer provides news and current affairs content that is relevant to mainstream Australians. This…
The diminishing bank of mum and dad
Like many parents in the 80s and 90s, I had a T-Shirt that read: ‘I’M YOUR DAD, NOT YOUR ATM!’…
Double Shot Ep3: is the WHO framework sexualising the world’s children?
Special guest One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts delves into the disturbing World Health Organisation framework that wants sex education and…
The silencing and vilification of women and girls
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem has issued a statement voicing concerns about the silencing…
Dear Elon, please don’t destroy the world
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted Elon Musk’s company Neuralink approval to begin human trials on brain chips. Twitter…
Arsonists and central bankers
Inflation attracts metaphors. Especially popular is inflation as a genie, with attendant bottle in which it is either securely contained,…
Hydrogen in the mix
Whenever the word ‘hydrogen’ surfaces in discussions about a future energy mix, my climate-sceptic Australian friends clam up. Though a…
Divide and conquer: the Voice has a hidden agenda
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, with the support all the state and territory premiers, has officially backed the ‘First Nations…
The Sydney inferno
It was happenstance that I found myself walking up from Broadway yesterday afternoon. As I came to the crest of…
Alan Jones: should there be a tax on exported raw materials?
I have warned, endlessly, about the consequences of the utterly mistaken energy policy being pursued by the Albanese government, articulated…
Coal: the missing link
Coal will be indispensable for electricity generation in Australia for the foreseeable future. Of its competitors; natural gas is much…
DeSantis announces ‘Great America Comeback’ 2024 presidential run
DeSantis is Pearl Jam, to Trump’s Van Halen. Both equally rock. The difference is DeSantis doesn’t have the Trump theatre;…
Political and corporate defeatism
Charles Mackay’s 1841, titled Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds has enduringly served to refute claims of collective…
Spectator TV Australia: James Allan says Bud Light has been turned into a referendum on trans
Episode 4: Is the Great Barrier Reef dying? Maurice Newman tears apart the narrative. Click below to watch the full…
Are you as bored with AI as I am?
By now we’ve all seen the impressive images created with Midjourney, and perhaps had a play around with ChatGPT. I…
Change the narrative, change the game
Michael de Percy challenged Chris Bowen in person at the Sydney Institute regarding whether or not the government had a…
The next phase of Chalmers’ ‘better capitalism’ is scary
In January 2023, Treasurer Jim Chalmers released a major policy ‘think piece’ where he detailed his and (presumably Labor’s) vision…
ChatGPT hires human to pass ‘are you human’ test
AI life can lie to humans. Computer programs are perfectly happy to manipulate us in order to fulfil their programmed…
Labor’s coal-fired green dream
With cost-of-living pressures really starting to hurt Australians, Labor’s green dream would be a complete nightmare if it wasn’t for coal.…
Aseem Malhotra: truth seeker and a truth teller
It’s been said that in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Are you free…
There’s something off about the Voice
Now, here’s a curious thing… In 1999, the republic referendum cost $66 million. In real terms today, that’s $133 million. Since 1999,…
Upshots from politicians delivering more free stuff and regulations
The forerunner of democracy – a post-medieval one-man-one-vote – was propelled by radicals seeking greater freedom of trade, speech, and…
Double Shot Ep2: is Western Civilisation failing our kids?
It’s hard not to look around at the youngest two generations and wonder, what happened? They are depressed, scared, confused,…
Autism rises as the NDIS expands
An article in the Weekend Australian on April, 2023, titled, Autism to cost budget $8.25bn: will the safety net break? was…
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