by PAUL COLLITS – KARL Marx famously said that history always repeats, first as tragedy then as farce. As always, and right on cue, the Scott Morrison-led Government emerged from its bunker to speak truth to Marx’s maxim, only to deliver a…
by DAVID FLINT – AS OUR captured two-Party system embeds robotic politicians in the parliaments, their language is drying up and becoming highly formulaic. This is associated with another Orwellian phenomenon, rewriting history, even for opinion polls. Why does medical advice never,…
UNVACCINATED public servants have until the end of the month to comply with a NSW government vaccine mandate, or face being sacked. In a heavy-handed warning letter, staff at the State’s Environment Protection Authority have been told to either comply or risk…
THE recent announcement by Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt that he is retiring at the forthcoming election is noteworthy. His explanation for his exit from politics was the usual cover-all – “to spend more time with family”. This might be true, but…
THE principal of an Australian Christian school mired in controversy over an enrolment contract affirming the school’s stance on gender and sexuality has stood down, saying he is “heartbroken”. Brisbane’s Citipointe Christian College has been the target of public criticism and two…
by DAVID FLINT – POLITICAL predictions can sometimes come to pass. That the Australian Republican Movement would release a preferred republican model, featuring an elected president stripped of all powers, was predicted in detail at the 2020 Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (ACM)…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE conservative stalwart broadcaster Mark Steyn has made the suggestion, in apparent seriousness, that the British Tories should draft Tony Abbott as the next leader of the Conservative Party. Mark’s interviewee at the time, Kathy Gyngell, editor of…
A FACTIONAL deal to cut Liberal members out of the Party’s pre-selection process has gone down in flames ensuring the rank and file has a say in candidate choice. The Party’s NSW State Executive this week dismissed an attempt to have sitting…
THAT popular Aussie stalwart actor, Ray Meagher (of Home and Away fame) has taken in his autumn years to advertising a product called Revitive, claimed to be a circulation booster. The increasingly out-of-touch “leaders” of various Australian jurisdictions should have poached Ray…
NSW’s Perrottet/Kean government has declared its second renewable energy hub as it continues plans to quickly phase out coal-fired power stations. The new hub will be located in New England in the State’s north-east, with the NSW government banking on $10.7b from…
