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Albo’s hate bill returns

January 19, 2026 - 10:00 -- Admin

It’s baaaaack, and it’s not much improved. The government is edging closer to passing most of its hate speech laws, with the Coalition open to striking a deal that would bolster safeguards to address fears about an overreach of new powers to criminalise hate groups. …the Coalition wants to impose safeguards around a power that

Utilitarianism: it all went wrong with Sidgwick

January 19, 2026 - 09:49 -- Admin

As part of my critique of pro-natalism, I’m looking at the philosophical foundations of the idea. Most of the explicit discussion takes place within the framework of consequentialism (the idea that the best actions or policies are those with the best consequences) and particularly of utilitarianism, broadly defined to say that the best consequences are those which maximise some aggregate function of individual happiness or wellbeing.

One Nation surge death knell of immigration economy

January 19, 2026 - 09:30 -- Admin

Apparently, the obvious cannot penetrate Canberra’s immigration addiction. An exclusive Newspoll conducted for The Australian between Monday and Thursday last week revealed One Nation’s primary vote has risen seven points to 22 per cent over the past two months, with the Coalition dropping three points to a record low of 21 per cent and Labor falling

Macro Morning

January 19, 2026 - 09:00 -- Admin

Well its going to be another interesting trading week to say the least with a flat session on Wall Street ahead of their long weekend holiday, while the rest of the world has to again adjust to a new world order where Europe and the US could be going to war. It will be a

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