by FRED PAWLE – THE Austrian Government and the Opposition have finally agreed that Islam is the greatest threat to civil society – and they are committed to respond. Despite near identical names, Austria and Australia could hardly be more different. In…
by PAUL COLLITS – APPARENTLY, we celebrated United Nations Day this month. I only know this because it was brought up in the Prayers of the Faithful during Mass last week. We were asked to pray for the UN, especially this week,…
by DIANA MILLS – IT IS a truth almost universally acknowledged that readers of Politicom may not have been avid watchers of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. But how enlightening it can be. These days, it seems, it’s too political to refer…
by JIM HOFT – JEREMY Godfrey has been appointed executive chairperson of the Media Commission, a body responsible for social media censorship and policing free speech in Ireland. This appointment comes as part of Ireland’s efforts to enforce the Orwellian EU’s Digital…
by MATYAS TEMESFOI – RATHER than address its collapsing birth rate, European leaders are instead completely obsessed with their ageing demographic of voters. Turkish President Recep Erdogan recently announced plans to scrap the retirement age altogether, while French President Emmanuel Macron is…
by MÁTYÁS TEMESFŐI – ONE of the European Parliament’s biggest scandals is unfolding before our eyes. It has been reported that €600,000 (A$940,000) has been recovered after 16 houses were raided in Brussels. Corruption is the first enemy of democracy and is…
by MÁTYÁS TEMESFŐI – THE Ukraine-Russia situation paints a grotesque picture from a European viewpoint. Like many, we are watching it unfold on TV. The loud bangs from billions of dollars worth of equipment seem somewhat distant. But there is another fight…
LEFT-wing media and politicians are in a panic as Italy voted this week to elevate family values ahead of mass migration, gender fluidity and radical climate politics. Reflecting a trend across Europe, Italy’s conservative candidates dominated the September 25 election, installing pro-family…
BREXIT Party leader Nigel Farage was cut off during his farewell European Parliament speech on January 29 after his MEPs flouted the rules by triumphantly waving Union Jacks. The chamber’s vice-president Ms Mairead McGuiness turned off Nigel Farage’s microphone and said: “If…
ONE of the first things you notice on a visit to central Europe these days is the appalling state of many of its public spaces. Memorial parks, kids’ play areas and median strips are overgrown to the point of being unusable. To…
