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Dear Employer: leave my ‘personal development’ alone
In a glass office building that overlooked Elizabeth Quay and the Swan River, my two senior team leaders sat me…
Wokeism complicates the raising of kids
One of the dilemmas raising children in an era when Wokeism dominates every institution is whether to bluntly express your…
Unions are stealing the Voice of members
Members of Labor Party-aligned unions have no choice but to sponsor ‘the Voice’. By controlling members’ money, biased union bosses funnel millions into social agendas the majority of members disagree with.
Activists silent as communists parade at ‘Yes23’ rally
If Australia’s Left-wing hegemony were sincerely concerned about injustice, they’d be out in force condemning the ‘Yes’ campaign’s association with…
Labor’s immigration hypocrisy: young and vulnerable hit hardest
Chris Minns – who lives in a house – seems to think you should live in an apartment, and the…
Welcome to a country of crony capitalism
There’s a new welcome uttered around the Albanese government offices: ‘We acknowledge the fawning directors present and emerging of the…
Hello darkness my old friend
The other night my wife and I sat down to a nice candle-lit dinner and a glass of wine, but…
Decarbonise the planet, are they mad?
The lunatic scheme to sequestrate carbon dioxide (CO2) several kilometres underground has been initiated by government programs, including Australia, with…
In plain sight: Disease X and the countermeasure cartel
As a Gen Xer, I’m old enough to remember the Cold War and US-Russian tensions in the ‘arms race’. I…
If I were as brave as Jacinta
This week, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price demonstrated her credentials as a potential Australian Prime Minister. She is a member of…
New College of Florida is right to abolish gender studies
Predictable accusations have greeted the announcement by Manhattan Institute fellow Chris Rufo, trustee of the New College of Florida, that the…
Is Australia self sufficient?
Australia’s unsettling lack of industrial and productive self-sufficiency was accentuated throughout Covid, with the ramifications of vulnerable international supply chains…
Desalination… Will it work this time?
With the return of Premier Palaszczuk, overdue decisions will need to be made about water supply for the South-East corner…
Unexpected costs
Manipulated estimates of Levelised Cost of Energy tables showing wind and solar to be the cheapest supplies of energy are…
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s speech a ‘turning point’
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s recent speech at the Australian Press Club could well be a key turning point in the wider…
Apartheid at the opera?
I have been alerted to The Australian’s appalling report that arts organisations and institutions across the country are offering subsidised ticketing…
G20 and our evolving ties with India
The recently completed G20 summit in New Delhi brought with it some noteworthy developments. As an organisation, the G20 is…
Can a Frasier reboot survive in a new politically correct world?
You are frequently cautioned against using the word ‘classic’ too liberally as a critic. But when it comes to television,…
Koalas defy rumours of extinction by … doing extremely well
New South Wales Environment Minister Penny Sharpe said, ‘The creation of the Great Koala National Park is essential to saving…
Why I am voting ‘No’: an Asian perspective
On October 14, 2023, Australians will go to the polls to vote on enshrining the Indigenous Voice to Parliament in…
Australia’s Brexit moment
The longer the Voice campaign goes on, and as more and more Australians say ‘No’, it’s obvious Prime Minister Albanese’s…
Planning for power failure
In south-eastern Australia, the capacity of conventional power has run down to the point where there is just enough to…
Healing from the Voice will take years
When goodwill prevails, the most prominent voices will be those who support reconciliation, solidarity, and a positive way forward. When…
Is the Voice’s question misleading?
At the same time the federal government is threatening to pass internet anti-misinformation laws, the same government has drafted a…
A kiss is just a kiss … not!
Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the Spanish Football Federation following criticism for kissing Spain forward Jenni Hermoso at…