Rita Mae Brown (not Albert Einstein) wrote that, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. Australian treasurer Jim Chalmers probably never read Sudden Death — back then, he was probably still watching Sesame Street. He clearly never benefited from the Count’
The inaugural Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference, the “anti-WEF” is billed as an “alternative to the talk-down centralising totalitarian globalist vision”. So it’s unsurprising that the champion of the defeat of Australia’s recent referendum, rightly described as a “referendum on identity politics”, should be one of the
US general and future president Dwight D. Eisenhower famously ordered the filming of the liberation of Nazi death camps, because, “I felt that the evidence should be immediately placed before the American and British publics in a fashion that would leave no room for cynical doubt”. Eisenhower worried, rightly as
Driving into the nearest city (or, at least, the overgrown country town that passes for one in Tassie) this morning for an appointment, I was yet again confronted with the sight of tents pitched in parks and under bridges. Such a sight I’d rarely seen before in my five-odd
Like all politicians and similar hucksters, the truth comes out, not during the campaign or the hard sell, but once the vote is in and the deal is done. Politicians and used-car salesmen will grease you with all manner of snake oil: it’s only when they’ve got your
In a rare outbreak of collective decency, six of Australia’s former prime ministers have issued an unprecedented letter of support for Israel, and condemnation of Hamas and anti-Semitism. Tellingly, one conspicuously declined. Also tellingly, “pro-Palestine” advocates “condemned” the letter. But first, the good stuff. Six former prime ministers have
It’s disgusting and nauseating, but not exactly surprising, to see the hateful extremists of the Greens proudly marching alongside Muslims chanting “Gas the Jews!” and salivating over the murder of thousands of Israelis. They’re the Greens, after all. Extremism, from Stalinism to Islamic fanaticism, is in their bitter
In what would surely stand as the worst agreement since the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, the Australian Greens are agitating for a formal coalition with Labor. Anthony Albanese should enter into a formal coalition with the Greens, sign a public power-sharing deal with Adam Bandt and promote Greens MPs to cabinet if
The one thing that can be said for the so-called “battery of the nation” is that at least it doesn’t burst into unstoppable flames, like the other ones. Otherwise, though, the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project is just another green elephant. The buggers are breeding like rabbits, sustained
The Albanese government continues to try to walk a barbed-wire fence on Israel. While Foreign Minister Penny Wong is at least acknowledging Israel’s right to self-defence, she is also parroting the “protect civilians” line – a tacit accusation that Israel is somehow deliberately targeting civilians. Elsewhere, though, the government’s
“If we allow the bell to be tolled for Israel, it will have tolled for us all” Bob Hawke The Albanese Labor government continues to play with fire, with its MPs, ministers, even the PM, parroting Hamas propaganda, and tacitly attacking the Jewish state even as it pretends to be
Well, it’s official, now: Australia’s worst-kept secret is finally, legally, public. The “high profile Australian man” facing rape charges in Queensland is Bruce Lehrmann. Lehrmann was, famously, accused of rape by former fellow parliamentary staffer Brittany Higgins — a case which collapsed without a verdict ever being reached. The
Labor may have wanted a Voice, but it doesn’t want to listen. Having been resoundingly rejected at the referendum, the Albanese government is carrying on as if the whole thing had never happened. As leftists will, they’re refusing to be told, “No!”, and going right on ahead and
Nothing was more guaranteed to drive the Aboriginal Industry and the left into a foaming, spittle-flecked rage than an Aboriginal Australian asserting that, in fact, they owed a debt of thanks to colonisation. When Jacinta Nampinjinpa Price acknowledged that colonisation had brought a balance of tremendous benefits to Aboriginal Australians,
Transcriber B Transcribing missed information for the historical record since 2021. Hat tip: phillipaltman.substack.com transcriberb.substack.com TRANSCRIPT TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: Senator Ralph Babet (United Australia Party) represents Victoria in the Australian Senate. ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE: Senator Babet. SENATOR RALPH BABET: Thank you, Acting Deputy
As George Orwell once wrote, far too much obvious nonsense, and worse, is allowed to pass without comment because too many people never bother to examine catchphrases. Consider, for instance, the pro-Hamas catchphrase, “From the River to the Sea”. This catchy little phrase is parroted to thousands of lackwits like
