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Mind Your Language

Mind Your Language

Bob Day Bob’s contribution to the Australian community has been reflected in a wide range of appointments including National President of the Housing Industry Association, Co-Founder and Inaugural President of Independent Contractors of Australia, Director of The Centre for Independent Studies and Senator for South Australia. libertyitch.com

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Only in the ACT Bubble

Only in the ACT Bubble

The most instructive way to get to Australia’s capital is by road. Sure, air travel is more convenient, as evidenced by the flocks of government-chartered planes scurrying out on a Friday night, but there’s something you notice, on the road. But the Australian Capital Territory is so

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Blood on Their Hands

At what point should politicians and bureaucrats be held to account for the blood on their hands? Surely, when their decisions lead directly to the death of innocents, something stronger than merely being allowed to resign and shift sideways is merited? The Victorian Labor government, after all, introduced its Industrial

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The Speech That Triggered the Woke
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The Speech That Triggered the Woke

Bob McCoskrie bobmccoskrie.com The name Harrison Butker is trending on social media at the moment. Why? Because the three-time Super Bowl champion NFL kicker who is also a Catholic dared to speak about Catholic teaching at a Catholic school to Catholic students. In the words of Greta Thunberg,

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Another COVID Court Win

Another COVID Court Win

As Edmund Burke noted of revolutions, a brief outburst of unhinged passion can undo the long, patient work of years, even centuries. Repairing the damage can take far longer than it took to wreak. The Covid pandemic unleashed its own revolution, one that the political-bureaucratic class had clearly long

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They’re Not Even Hiding It Any More

They’re Not Even Hiding It Any More

I’ve never been exactly a fan of former Olympian Nova Peris’ politics — after all, she entered politics on the Labor side at Julia Gillard’s behest, and has long co-chaired the Australian Republican Movement. Or, rather: she had. Because, although she might have chosen to go into politics

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When a Politician Ignores the Rules
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When a Politician Ignores the Rules

Dr Bryce Edwards Political Analyst in Residence, Director of the Democracy Project, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz It’s being explained as an “inadvertent error”. However, National MP David MacLeod’s excuse for failing to disclose $178,000 in donations for his

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One Speaks Out Among the Silent Majority

One Speaks Out Among the Silent Majority

Dr. Guy David Hatchard hatchardreport.com Guy is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior

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Budget Challenges

Budget Challenges

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com As the new Government puts the finishing touches to this month’s Budget, they will undoubtedly have had their hands full dealing with the economic mess that Labour created. Not only was Labour a grossly incompetent manager of the economy, but they also set out

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A Slap on the Wrist with a Very Well Soaked Bus Ticket

A Slap on the Wrist with a Very Well Soaked Bus Ticket

Kiri Allan told us all that she’d defend her charges, that there was a ‘technical point of law’ that needed to be explored in a trial, that she was innocent and that her case would prove that out. And then on the morning of the trial after months of

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Could the WHO Become a Global Tyrant?

Could the WHO Become a Global Tyrant?

Professor Augusto Zimmermann mercatornet.com Professor Augusto Zimmermann PhD, LLB, LLM, CIArb, DipEd is a former Law Reform Commissioner with the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia. He is also Head of Law at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education, in Perth, Western Australia, and a former Associate Dean (Research) at

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Can’t Buy Him Love

Can’t Buy Him Love

Save us from left-wing politicians desperate to save their electoral bacon against all odds. Faced with collapsing poll numbers, left-wing governments will do what left-wing governments always do — only more so. Spend, spend, spend: the more of other people’s money they can waste, the better. No

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74 Million Reasons Environmental Charities Ignore Eagles and Whales, and Reject Zero Emission Nuclear

Joanne Nova A prize-winning science graduate in molecular biology. She has given keynotes about the medical revolution, gene technology and aging at conferences. cfact.org Renewable billionaires would be crazy if they weren’t funding “Environmental Activists” Nick Cater points out one mysterious charity, the Sunrise Project Australia had

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Why I’m Skipping My 50th Reunion at Yale

Katrina Lantos Swett realclearwire.com I graduated from Yale University in 1974. As a first-generation American, the child of Holocaust survivors, and among the first women admitted to this incredible school, it is hard to adequately express how grateful I was for this opportunity. I have enjoyed returning to

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The Bureaucratic Language of Evil

The Bureaucratic Language of Evil

NewZealandDoc Philadelphia-born psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and author who emigrated to New Zealand in 2006. He retired from psychiatric practice in 2021, refusing to be inoculated, after working in the public sector in New Zealand. Yesterday, on 20 May 2024, New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commission handed down its decision

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