by DAVID FLINT – IF AUSTRALIA’S republican establishment had had its way, we could have found ourselves in a predicament similar to France’s today. The news from France, as well as Rupert Murdoch’s surprise answer when asked whether we would be a…
by DAVID FLINT – MORE than anyone else, Paul Keating is responsible for three long decades of wasting vast amounts of taxpayers’ funds. What was perhaps worse, is how he wasted the time and attention of politicians and the media in the…
by PAUL COLLITS – PAUL Keating’s last appearance on the public stage occurred with his mending of fences with his old partner in micro-economic reform, the late Bob Hawke. And his moving eulogy at Hawke’s memorial service in June 2019. What did…
by DAVID FLINT ~ HAVING the honour of addressing a citizenship ceremony a few years ago, I told the new citizens that the country whose citizenship they had just received was one of the world’s oldest continuing democracies. Given that we have…
ACCORDING to republicans, Australia should emulate China.
The front page banner headline on the London Daily Express (21/5) proclaimed a disturbing message: “Monarchy on the brink”.
A FAVOURITE argument of the elites is that something is “inevitable” or, more subtly, “the planets are aligned”.
Blasting what he dismisses as our “horse and buggy” constitution, Professor George Williams laments the lack of referendums. So, what even more pejorative term does he reserve for the much older US constitution? Prehistoric.
AUSTRALIA’S immigration policy contains within it the seeds of our destruction.
And the pandemic has brought home to us just what a dangerous game we are playing.
Extraordinary plans are afoot in Canberra for Malcolm Turnbull, Paul Keating, Kevin Rudd or someone of their ilk to succeed Queen Elizabeth in her capacity as Queen of Australia.
This is to be done through the back door, not by the people, but by the politicians doing a deal among themselves.
