by DAVID FLINT – THE political establishment is in a state of shock. When Sky News Australia took the unprecedented step of calling the Farrer by-election for One Nation at an extraordinarily early hour, it wasn’t just calling a seat; it was…
by FRED PAWLE – FARMERS across Australia are quickly learning they are powerless to stop governments seizing land to make way for renewable energy infrastructure. A former member of the royal family arrested for allegedly betraying State secrets to a sex cult….
by DAVID FLINT – WITH NSW’s share of the Goods & Services Tax falling to 82 cents in the dollar, Premier Chris Minns is understandably complaining. Australia is replete with similar problems created over the years by cabals of centralist politicians and…
by FRED PAWLE – AUSTRALIA’S leaders are using the war in Iran and ensuing oil crisis to pretend they know how to fix the country’s problems. In truth, they’re making thr nation much worse. Commentators who predict that the war in Iran…
by JOHN MIKKELSEN – ANTHONY Albanese, in one of his frequently mundane news conferences, recently reminded us that “we can’t turn back the clock” when it comes to multiculturalism and economic reform. Well maybe the PM in his DJ Albo guise had…
by FRED PAWLE – AUSTRALIANS who are alarmed by the fuel crisis don’t know half of it. Closed petrol stations are merely a symptom of the country’s bigger, more terminal problems. The word “paradigm” comes from Ancient Greek, meaning a detectable pattern…
by ROGER CROOK – I SOMETIMES wonder if we will ever again have a leader who believes there are lessons to be learned from our past. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, according to Winston Churchill. …
by FRED PAWLE – WESTERNERS who oppose the widespread use of fossil fuels have been conspicuously quiet since Iran choked off a major source of the world’s oil. Their hypocrisy is more obvious than ever. By virtually closing the Straits of Hormuz,…
by FRED PAWLE – DECADES of fighting bogus threats have made Australians psychologically unready for what might soon lie ahead. The ABC recently published a headline warning that the cost of energy in Australia “could” go up as a result of the…
by ROGER CROOK – THE past two weeks have made me wonder just what bench mark the average punter uses when the time comes to vote in a general election. How much do we know about the people on the ballot, or…
