In a recent episode of what is surely the best sitcom of all time, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, degenerate businessman Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito) delivers a pretty accurate lesson in the basics of inflation and recession. If only more of our chattering classes had a Frank Reynolds to
Ramesh Thakur Ramesh Thakur, a Brownstone Institute Senior Scholar, is a former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, and emeritus professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. brownstone.org Earlier this week, both houses of Australia’s Parliament adopted a resolution to hold a referendum on
As Judith Collins once said, the more a man assures you of his honesty, the more closely you should watch your pockets. The same is doubly, triply, true of politicians who blatherskite about “integrity”. The Australian Greens, for instance, pontificate endlessly about “integrity” and “getting big money” out of politics
familyfirst.org.nz Article first published in the Australian earlier this year… Incidents of domestic violence and assault have plummeted by more than a third in Alice Springs since alcohol restrictions were put in place earlier this year, following outcry from locals demanding for months that the Territory government implement
Usually the state-sanctioned suicide enthusiasts at least wait until they’ve snuck through their medical suicide laws before they shove off down the slippery slope. Not in woke, wealthy, Canberra, though. They’re skidding off down the slippery slope before the ink’s even on the paper, let alone
In 2013, the Gillard Labor government tried to impose a new regime of censorship on the Australian mainstream media. A lot has changed in the last 10 years – but not the Australian left’s determination to tightly control information. In 2023, the Albanese Labor government is at it again. What
How long before it’s illegal to be a Catholic in Tasmania? At the rate that stating core Catholic beliefs is being outlawed in the state, it only seems a matter of time. When a Tasmanian bishop published a pamphlet putting the case that the Church’s teaching is that
As the Western world barrels headlong into a New Dark Age of authoritarianism, Australia has taken the next step on the Orwellian slippery slope. The Albanese Labor government is trying to restrict the free speech of Australians more than ever before. The Gillard Labor government tried to take control of
The “Indigenous Voice” referendum in Australia is in serious trouble. With just months to go before Australians vote whether or not to change their Constitution, polls are trending steadily downward for the “Yes” vote. The newest poll shows the “No” vote winning. Australian referendums need a double majority to pass:
The Australian left, like all left-wing ideologues, are all care and no responsibility. A “humanitarian”, as Orwell said, “is always a hypocrite”. The Australian left are hypocrites like no others. For all that they wring their hands over an “Indigenous Voice to Parliament”, the left turned a deaf ear
Back in the ’70s, we used to joke about Queensland being a corrupt, semi-fascist police state run by slimy politicians and crooked cops. These days, it’s Victoria which wears the odious crown of “the Moonlight State”. The unhinged brutality of the police crackdown during the world’s longest
To the surprise of absolutely no one, the “Indigenous Voice” referendum has been rubber-stamped by the political class, with the enabling legislation passed by parliament. Now, it’s up to the people to decide. But if the left want the referendum to pass, then they might want to stop
