by DAVID FLINT – NSW’s Independent Commission Against Corruption is an unnecessary disaster robbing Australians of their ancient right to jury trial. To err is human, but to persist in error – actively undermining the constitutional order – is the hallmark of…
by FRED PAWLE – GREENIES are suspiciously selective about the species they want to protect. The culling of animals is far more commonplace than most people realise. In fact, we all regularly do it. Environmentalists describe sharks as an “apex predator”, as…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – I’M SURE Banjo Paterson would be rolling in his grave if he learned that the beautiful wild brumbies that featured in his immortal The Man from Snowy River are again being subjected to an extensive aerial cull. “Cull” is…
by DAVID FLINT – DURING the past five years 40 Australians have been killed and approximately 12,000 injured in e-bike accidents. A recent report from Sky News Australia has laid bare the mounting human cost of our unregulated streets. We are witnessing…
by PAUL COLLITS – GOUGH Whitlam once responded to a heckler at a public gathering who was banging on about his policy on abortion by saying, “Madam, in your case could we make it retrospective?” Well, hate speech is in the news,…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – AUGUST 15, 2025 marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when victory over Japan finally ended World War II. But as celebrations and ceremonies took place, very few of us would be aware that a structure in the…
by PAUL COLLITS – THE NSW Liberals are again in crisis with Leader Mark Speakman on shaky ground – and he can ultimately thank James Griffin for the mess. Speakman has recently sought to turn his social media image into Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Griffin tricked…
by PAUL COLLITS – EVILDOERS are not always stereotypical monsters, like Jack the Ripper, but are often disguised as middle level bureaucrats – just following orders. Hannah Arendt had a simple argument in her book, Eichmann in Jerusalem. Computer screen-savers in Queensland…
by PAUL COLLITS – A LONG time ago, there was a cartoon, probably done by Alan Moir, of the dour looking 1980s NSW Premier Barrie Unsworth that showed his various faces. Barrie excited, Barrie sad, Barrie angry, Barrie determined, and so on….
by PAUL COLLITS – WE HAVE come face to face with Townsville’s ugly, juvenile, car thieving culture. It was probably inevitable we would, given the sheer reach of that culture. This occurred at 3.30am on New Year’s Day. An intruder was in…
