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Reflection on the quest for a two-state solution

12 October 2023 4:00 am

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

12 October 2023 3:00 am

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

12 October 2023 1:34 am

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’

11 October 2023 3:03 am

‘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

11 October 2023 2:23 am

In August this year, Institute of Public Affairs’ research once again highlighted the free speech crisis on Australian university campuses.…

Hamas is in Australia

11 October 2023 1:26 am

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?

11 October 2023 12:41 am

There is significant confusion about how powerful the Voice will be. There are conflicting messages and disagreements between experts acting…

The sad story of failed ‘Voices’

10 October 2023 1:03 pm

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

10 October 2023 10:28 am

I was recently given the privilege of being asked to present on education at the Australians for Science & Freedom…

The girl from Sderot

10 October 2023 4:00 am

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

10 October 2023 12:32 am

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

9 October 2023 11:55 pm

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

9 October 2023 12:52 pm

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

9 October 2023 11:15 am

Initially, I would like to acknowledge the contributions, however unwitting, to the ‘No’ campaign of Pearson, Burney, Davis, and Langton.…

Toxic legacy

9 October 2023 4:30 am

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!

9 October 2023 4:00 am

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

8 October 2023 6:16 pm

The problem is not disinformation, Mr Ray Martin, it is that we have no information. Let me explain. Over a…

An end to pandemonium in New Zealand?

8 October 2023 1:39 am

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

7 October 2023 3:08 am

The contrast between the ALP’s most successful government – the Hawke-Keating government – and that of Mr Albanese is easily…

The secret life of Bitcoin

7 October 2023 1:00 am

The point of this article is to address two common criticisms of Bitcoin. The first is that it’s created out…

Francis of Rome

6 October 2023 5:00 am

Dear God, Forgive your earthly mouthpiece, Francis of Rome, for he knows not what he is talking about when he…

The cycle of war: Ukraine’s futility and America’s endless profiteering

6 October 2023 4:30 am

War never changes. It features different people in the same predictable patterns. Those with power manipulate those without to serve…

What comes after the Voice?

5 October 2023 5:00 am

Voice architects who think the ‘No’ campaign has tapped into a ‘deep well of racism’ could not be further from…

What the shot?!

5 October 2023 4:30 am

Would Australians have consented if they knew the potential risks?

Australia’s worker shortage crisis: a handbrake on economic growth

5 October 2023 4:00 am

It has become clear since the release of the federal government’s much-touted Employment White Paper that there is no comprehensive…