by ERIC ABETZ – PARTICIPATION awards are those lame awards that ensure every participant walks away with something in their hand. Victoria’s Dunkley by-election result on Saturday delivered a similar result for the two major Parties. The hapless Greens, whilst participating, suffered…
by ERIC ABETZ – VICTIM theory, which has so badly infected the Western world, has been exposed as nothing more than blaming others for personal laziness. Acceptance of responsibility is a key virtue that needs to be at the heart of individual…
by ERIC ABETZ – AS LABOR parliamentarians gathered in Canberra last week to brainstorm the cost of living crisis, most constituents were bemused as to why it has taken so long. As publicity stunts and PR operations go, having a special caucus…
by ERIC ABETZ – AUSTRALIA’S first term Labor Government is wishing and hoping that 2024 will bring with it a new start. They say a new broom sweeps clean. Most of us hope a new year will do the same. Having finished…
by ERIC ABETZ – THE overwhelming rejection by the Australian people of the Voice appears to have emboldened many previously silenced people to push back on the guilt narrative. Be it the enduring of the tiring and wearisome “Acknowledgement of Country,” which…
by ERIC ABETZ – LEADERSHIP elites too often live in their own bubble divorced from their members, customers and supporters – and reality in general. The current debate over whether Australians should insert a whole new chapter into their Constitution to establish…
by ERIC ABETZ – WHAT is it about the relentless pursuit of so-called renewable energy by our leaders that they overlook the need to provide affordable and reliable electricity supply to Australians? Especially at a time when the cost of living is…
by ERIC ABETZ – AUSTRALIA is in the process dual-naming famous and important landmarks and geographic areas with both English and Aboriginal names. Is it virtue signalling pure and simple – or is it showing respect? What’s in a name? It identifies…
by ERIC ABETZ – THE Marxist ideology wherever it has been practised in government has left a trail of oppression and economic stagnation. Millions of martyrs bear witness to that fact as did millions who succumbed to unnecessary starvation. Be it the…
by ERIC ABETZ – ENERGY policy is looming as a fracture point in Australia’s political discourse. At the next election, Australians will have a clear choice between the philosophies of “magic pudding economics” and “the magic of the market”. The path Australians…
