Imagine if the “Voice” referendum had actually passed — well, what, exactly, would have been any different? Because, day by day, we’re seeing imposed by stealth exactly what Australians rejected so emphatically at the ballot box. Not least the very thing which so many cited as their primary reason for
As the Albanese government digs in ever deeper on Labor’s latest attempt to impose censorship (never forget that Julia Gillard tried to impose a government censor on the media), it’s worth asking: why? Why is Labor so especially determined to censor footage of a Muslim extremist stabbing a
When Christopher Hitchens met Margaret Thatcher, whom he then regarded as the Devil incarnate, he came away with “the uneasy but unbanishable feeling that on some essential matters she might be right”. Similarly, back when I was young and naive (i.e. stupid) enough to still believe in left-wing politics,
Australians might have voted overwhelmingly to reject the “Indigenous Voice”, but we’re getting all its worst outcomes, anyway. Mostly courtesy of Labor state governments who are going behind voter’s backs and colluding with dodgy “indigenous” groups. Remember when they lied to our faces that the “Voice” wouldn’t
As The BFD has reported, the The Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People, or Cass Review as it’s better known, is shaking the rickety foundations of the Gender tower. Dr Hilary Cass has found that there is no good evidence supporting the fad for
No doubt like its New Zealand counterpart, the taxpayer-funded left-wing propaganda unit ABC’s Q+A is a dreary leftist circle-jerk. Its idea of “balance” is to set up a single “conservative” panellist to be repeatedly shouted over by a chorus of screeching leftists, and cut off mid-sentence by the
Viv Forbes Viv Forbes managed to turn the crank handle of that big Southern Cross diesel in his father’s shed when he was about 8 years old. He and his wife Judy have spent their lives in exploration (coal, uranium, oil and gas), investment analysis, political agitation, watching the
The Graborigines are scrambling with both hands outstretched, in Victoria. Which is hardly surprising in a state where “First Peoples” activists are often as lily-white and blue-eyed as a Reichskommissar could wish for. Because this is also a state where the gibsmedat flows deeper than the mighty old man Murray.
Life can take unexpected turns, as Krusty the Clown once reminded Bart Simpson. “One day you’re the most important guy that ever lived, the next day you’re some shmoe working in a box factory.” And, as Brittany Higgins is finding, one minute you’re tongue-lashing your old boss
Don Brash Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 bassettbrashandhide.com A few days ago, I posted a short article entitled “Why not AUKUS”. Unsurprisingly, it prompted a range of reactions. There were some who agreed with my analysis
It’s apparently not a tongue-in-cheek joke that the Teals are calling for truth-in-advertising rules for politicians. In which case, they’d have to stop calling themselves “independents”. And the ALP would have to stop calling themselves the “Labor party”. None of them have done a day’s actual labour
Rebekah Barnett Rebekah Barnett is a Brownstone Institute fellow, independent journalist and advocate for Australians injured by the Covid vaccines. She holds a BA in Communications from the University of Western Australia, and writes for her Substack, Dystopian Down Under. brownstone.org As part of its pandemic response, the Australian
Simon O’Connor Husband, step-father, and longtime student of philosophy and history. Also happen to be a former politician, including chairing New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Committee. onpointnz.substack.com In a recent New Zealand Herald article, former MP Richard Prebble argues that New Zealand should not
X believes that eSafety’s order was not within the scope of Australian law and we complied with the directive pending a legal challenge. X has now received a demand from the eSafety Commissioner that X globally withhold these posts or face a daily fine of $785,000 AUD (about
Sometimes the Australia-New Zealand rivalry just goes too far. It’s one thing to bitch and moan for decades about bowling a grubber, but trying to outdo each other in having the lamest defence policy is quite another. New Zealand cut its air force back to a bloke with a
In recent years, the followers of one religion marched through the streets of Sydney on multiple occasions, demanding, variously, to “Behead those who insult the Prophet”, and to “Gas the Jews!” The leader of another religion responded to being stabbed in the face, mid-sermon, by praying for his attacker. Can
