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The Entrenchment of Lockdown Denialism

The Entrenchment of Lockdown Denialism

Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research. He is the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and nine books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of

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‘Dictator Dan’ Hoist by His Own Petard

‘Dictator Dan’ Hoist by His Own Petard

As I reported for The BFD last year, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews’s attempt to whitewash away his hotel quarantine disaster with the Coate Inquiry was surely not going to be the end of investigations into the affair. In a supremely fitting irony, the very “industrial manslaughter” laws brought in

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The Great Experiment

The Great Experiment

Do we throw the dice to choose between taking an experimental vaccine with unknown long-term side effects or risk an experimental treatment to lessen our chances of contracting COVID-19 and to reduce the symptoms if we do catch it? Or do we do nothing and risk becoming hospitalised

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Will You Obey the Criminal Authoritarians?

Will You Obey the Criminal Authoritarians?

Dr. Joseph Mercola articles.mercola.com Dr. Joseph Mercola is the founder of Mercola.com. An osteopathic physician, best-selling author and recipient of multiple awards in the field of natural health, his primary vision is to change the modern health paradigm by providing people with a valuable resource to

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Loose Lips of the Day

The saying is “Loose lips sink ships”, which is quite ironic given that the PM’s fiancee Clarke Gayford earns his livelihood by spending a lot of his time on boats. His blurting this out reminds me of the time that Bronagh Key tweeted about cabinet matters……oh that’s

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Study in Nature Blows Lockdowns Out of the Water

Study in Nature Blows Lockdowns Out of the Water

Covid Plan B covidplanb.co.nz The most comprehensive analysis yet, comparing Google movement data to Covid-19 deaths has found that lockdown (“stay at home”) had no role in preventing Covid-19 fatalities. The scientific report published in Nature says: “In ~98% of the comparisons using 87 different regions

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The Principle of Informed Consent

The Principle of Informed Consent

John Rofe Now that we know about the timing of vaccination for various at-risk cohorts it is time for the Government to provide statistics about the adverse reactions to what the public is to be given. There are obviously plenty of stats available. There are numerous articles regarding overseas

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‘Jackboot’ Jacinda Told to STFU

‘Jackboot’ Jacinda Told to STFU

Julie Iles, the press gallery journo from NBR tweeted that the Prime Minister’s Office has told the PM to pull her head in and shut up about individual cases: That tweet was subsequently memory holed as it was technically incorrect, but the general gist of the tweet was correct:

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Businesses Deserve Certainty on Australia Bubble

Businesses Deserve Certainty on Australia Bubble

Reports that Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has said a travel bubble with Australia won’t happen until January next year if we’re lucky is creating confusion and will mean many more businesses face closure, National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd McClay says. “Our tourism businesses continue to struggle, they need

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The Heroes We Had to Have

The Heroes We Had to Have

Noting the recent death of porn king Larry Flynt, one of my friends commented, “The guy might have been a creep, but, damn, he fought for our free speech rights when no one else would.” Sometimes you can’t pick and choose the heroes of freedom. Real heroes aren’t

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Scott Morrison Backs Anzac Day Services

Scott Morrison Backs Anzac Day Services

Many Australians were upset that Anzac Day was cancelled altogether last year, “becuz COVID”. But most grudgingly accepted that “we’re all in this together”. Although more than a few eyebrows were raised when lefty protest marches went ahead. But when, this year, Anzac Day was cancelled again, while Sydney’

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