The dishonour board is long. Advisors from Australia, account chasing electoral strategists, former Australian cabinet ministers happy to draw earnings in British pounds. British Conservative politicians keen to mimic their cruel advice, notably on such acid topics as immigration and the fear of porous borders. Ghastly terminology used in Australian elections rhetorically repurposed for…
University of South Australia Media Release Water scientists from Australia and China have proposed a more effective method of removing organic pesticides from drinking water, reducing the risk of contamination and potential health problems. A 62% rise in global pesticide use in the past 20 years has escalated fears that many of these chemicals could…
The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) has just shown its links to the Atlas Network, the group to which the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 belong. The IPA has been a blight on the Australian scene since some of its senior figures went to a Mont Pelerin Society meeting in Hong Kong in 1978 and…
Corporate bankruptcy filings began ticking up in Australia and beyond in 2023, reflecting shifting macroeconomic conditions as rising global inflation prompted central banks around the world to respond by hiking interest rates. The numbers for 2024 are even higher, with some well-known brands, particularly in more vulnerable sectors like construction, retail and travel, among the…
Sustainable Population Australia Media Release As World Population Day approaches, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) says a population may survive but not thrive if it grows rapidly. SPA national president Peter Strachan says that if every person is to have access to health services, their human rights upheld and sustainable development achieved, there must be an…
By Denis Bright In the absence of a stronger leftwing tradition in Australian politics, a loose coalition between the Labor, the Greens and a range of progressive independents may still be possible on economic policy. As in the recent National Assembly Elections in France, co-operation within the New Popular Front delivered a surprise result. This…
Was there any need for this? Australia’s Albanese government, harried by the conservative opposition for going soft on pro-Palestinian protests and the war in Gaza while allegedly wobbling on supporting Israel, has decided to bring a touch of bureaucracy to the show. Australia now has its first antisemitism envoy, a title that sits in that odd…
By Bert Hetebry The war in Ukraine rolls on, seemingly an endless aggression which seeks either a capitulation or the nation’s complete destruction. This morning a report that a hospital has been bombed killing 41 civilians and injuring dozens more adding to the already horrendous toll of lives lost. The hospital treats children for cancer…
The United Kingdom election had a terribly unfair voting system which meant that while Farage’s Reform Party received 14.3% of the vote but only ended up with five seats. This is because the UK uses a simple majority system, which is often referred to as first past the post. The great advantage of the simple…
George Washington’s last great experiment may get voluntarily flushed down a gold-plated toilet. We Australians are all well accustomed to Americans, but they are not like you and me. They don’t pronounce the ‘h’ in herb. They call it gas but it’s a liquid. Tuna fish. WTF? Cow mammal? They live within walking distance of…