A SURVEY has revealed high levels of scepticism at how objective Australian media outlets are, as more people begin placing trust in their own research and other institutions. Research from Edelman’s 2021 Trust Barometer found 68 per cent of Australians believed local news organisations were more concerned with supporting an ideology or political position than they were with informing the public.
LIBERAL backbencher Craig Kelly has endured heavy backlash from political opponents for his wary stance of the government’s immediate COVID-19 vaccination plans and his sharing information on potential vaccine supplements. The outspoken Liberal member of parliament for Hughes said he is not an anti-vaxxer but he prefers a “wait to see” approach to learn from other vaccination trials before throwing his support behind the government’s move to vaccinate as many Australians as possible.
AN AUSTRALIAN expert has warned China is angling to split New Zealand from its more traditional Five Eyes alliance of Australia, America, Canada and the UK. Associate Prof Salvatore Babones from the University of Sydney told The Epoch Times this week that China would like to see a more isolated New Zealand.
A NUMBER of Kiwi politicians have expressed concern that a diplomatic faux pas by the New Zealand trade minister suits the political ends of the Chinese Communist Party which seeks to pressure Australia by upgrading its trade deal with NZ. NZ National Party MP Simon O’Connor, who is a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, said on Friday that Trade Minister Damien O’Connor had shown a “blindness” to the situation when he said that Australia should follow NZ’s example and “show respect” to China.
THE awarding of Australia’s highest honour to tennis legend Margaret Court has been mired in controversy after other recipients protested her inclusion over her stance towards same-sex marriage. Court, one of the world’s most accomplished tennis players, was yesterday elevated from her previous appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) to a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).
HARVARD Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said that a post-presidential impeachment wouldn’t work and goes against the Constitution, after House Democrats voted to impeach the president last week. “It will be unconstitutional, but that probably won’t bother the senators,” Prof Dershowitz told the US’s Fox News on the weekend.
THE five eyes countries of Australia, Canada, UK and the US have voiced criticism of Hong Kong’s National Security Law after the arrest of more pro-democracy figures. Foreign Ministers from four of the Five Eyes countries have urged Hong Kong authorities to respect “legally guaranteed rights” after 55 politicians and activists were arrested on charges of “subversion” under the new pro-Beijing bill.
US SENATOR Ted Cruz and 11 other Republican senators announced they would challenge the electoral results, joining dozens of House lawmakers in their bid.
IN THE fallout from the November 3 US Presidential Election, numerous credible allegations of voting irregularities have arisen in the form of sworn affidavits and other evidence. The current allegations of voter fraud come after four years of efforts to oust President Donald Trump from office, first through the false Russia collusion narrative, then though impeachment.
AMID ongoing trade disputes Beijing has instigated against Australia, the Republic of Congo —which is heavily indebted to China—has stripped three Australian mining firms of major iron ore projects under alleged “unlawful and arbitrary” circumstances.
