Tony Abbott has declared the emerging use of indigenous names of Australian cities is a “massive step too far” as he argues the constant acknowledgements of country are “overdone”, on the latest episode of the Abbott and Credlin podcast. Tyrone ClarkeDigital Reporter Former prime minister Tony Abbott and Sky News Australia host Peta Credlin haveContinue reading “Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin declare constant use of indigenous flag, Aboriginal place names is a ‘massive step too far’”
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The Life and Times of Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook FRS (7 November 1728[NB 1] – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific,Continue reading “The Life and Times of Captain James Cook”
Indigenous bureaucracies keep the gap alive
Lincoln Brown Flat White Getty Images Lincoln Brown 21 August 2023 4:30 AM While reading Thomas Mayo and Kerry O’Brien’s The Voice to Parliament Handbook: All the detail you need, I was reminded of a quote by Ronald Reagan: ‘The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here toContinue reading “Indigenous bureaucracies keep the gap alive”
Rowan Dean: Government doesn’t work and can’t close ‘the gap’
Rowan Dean Flat White Getty Images Rowan Dean 22 August 2023 4:00 AM Prime Minister Anthony Albanese may not have had time to read the fine print of the Uluru Statement from the Heart on what his precious Voice to Parliament is supposed to achieve, such as an unspecified percentage of GDP going to payContinue reading “Rowan Dean: Government doesn’t work and can’t close ‘the gap’”
The woke desire to ‘get Trump at all costs’
Rod Lampard Flat White Getty Images Rod Lampard 23 August 2023 5:00 AM The fourth indictment against Donald Trump is what I like to call ‘Woke bigotry weaponising bankruptcy’. Of the people sucked into ‘get Trump at all costs 4.0’, the majority may struggle to cover the exorbitant legal fees for their defence. Dubbed ‘co-conspirators’, the groupContinue reading “The woke desire to ‘get Trump at all costs’”
Albonocchio: Albanese struggles with truth-telling
Mark Powell Flat White Original artwork by Ben Davis Mark Powell 22 August 2023 4:30 AM Anthony Albanese seems to be struggling with the concept of truth-telling, at least when it comes to the topic of The Voice… The Prime Minister firstly spoke from what Rowan Dean referred to as ‘both sides of his mouth’,Continue reading “Albonocchio: Albanese struggles with truth-telling”
Intellectual child abuse
The Spectator Australia Leading article Australia Getty Images The Spectator Australia 26 August 2023 9:00 AM One in three Australian school children, according to the latest Naplan results, are falling well behind in literacy and numeracy. A cynic might be tempted to compare that number with the approximately one in three Australians who voted forContinue reading “Intellectual child abuse”
THE FACT CHECK FILES: Inside the secretive and lucrative fact checking industry behind a foreign-funded bid to censor Voice debate
Two of Australia’s most powerful universities and a multi-billion dollar tech giant are fronting campaigns to silence news coverage of the Voice to influence the referendum, writes Jack Houghton. Jack HoughtonDigital Editor 25 min read August 23, 2023 – 10:19AM147 comments Two of Australia’s most powerful universities and a multi-billion dollar tech giant are frontingContinue reading “THE FACT CHECK FILES: Inside the secretive and lucrative fact checking industry behind a foreign-funded bid to censor Voice debate”
An Appreciation
The Liberal Party’s First Daughter Mark McGinness The Melbourne Argus announced on August 13, 1928: “MENZIES – On the 3rd August, at Lancewood, Glenferrie Road, Kew, to Mr and Mrs Robert Menzies, of Howard Street, Kew, a daughter”. That daughter was christened Margery Heather (always Heather), the youngest child, and then and forever the apple ofContinue reading “An Appreciation”
MyPlace groups standing up for the truth across Australia
Date: August 14, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 29 Comments MyPlace groups are making their presence felt right across Australia – for instance the MyPlace Gold Coast people have been going to local parks putting up Forest of the Fallen displays showing the people who have died after being given mRNA vaccines. MyPlace Gold Coast has aboutContinue reading “MyPlace groups standing up for the truth across Australia”
Indigenous’ claims: Hey white fella/sheila, we’re not all from ‘Gullabul Land’
Date: August 14, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 21 Comments By TONY MOBILIFONITISIT seems poor old Bruce Pascoe isn’t the only Aussie getting caught out in the scam by some prominent people to “identify” as indigenous, based on some hunch about a distant auntie having a connection to some distant alleged great, great, Black Fella grandad/auntie duringContinue reading “Indigenous’ claims: Hey white fella/sheila, we’re not all from ‘Gullabul Land’”
Gold Coast council runs for cover on Smart City agenda
Date: August 22, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 16 Comments WHAT have Gold Coast councillors got to hide? This week the council was given a very clear message that it’s “smart city” initiatives are being watched very closely by a lot of people who are not going to be steamrolled by a bunch of compliant bureaucrats andContinue reading “Gold Coast council runs for cover on Smart City agenda”
LGBTQ+ activist tribe declares war on conservatives
Minny Jackson Flat White Minny Jackson 22 August 2023 5:30 AM In May of this year, Binary advocate, Kirralie Smith, was served with two applications for APVOs (apprehension personal violence orders) and two vilification complaints. Her alleged crime? She identified two male soccer players in the women’s league in NSW. Former Australian Christian Lobby managing director, Lyle Shelton, hasContinue reading “LGBTQ+ activist tribe declares war on conservatives”
Ireland’s bonkers plan to kill cows to save the planet
Ian O’Doherty World (Photo: iStock) Ian O’Doherty 20 August 2023 5:45 PM You have to hand it to the green movement. When it comes to their increasingly farcical and delusional race towards the illusory target of net zero, they’re never short of ideas. Bad ideas, that is. E-bikes and E-scooters that have an unfortunate tendencyContinue reading “Ireland’s bonkers plan to kill cows to save the planet”
Australia
It’s Equality, not DNA, That Makes an Australian Ron Pike What makes me Australian? First, I was born here and that makes me indigenous to Australia, just like those loudly claiming that their genetic heritage, no matter how small, should bestow considerations and advantages not available to the rest of us. Spurn that urge toContinue reading “Australia”
BREAKING NEWS: Mark Latham removed as NSW One Nation leader
Flat White Flat White 14 August 2023 2:31 PM NSW Leader Mark Latham has released a statement on his Facebook account regarding an extraordinary intervention to remove him as the state’s party leader. One Nation insists that ‘no one has been sacked from the membership’. The decision has been put down to a poor performanceContinue reading “BREAKING NEWS: Mark Latham removed as NSW One Nation leader”
Net Zero’s artificial food crisis paves the way for ‘future foods’
Flat White Getty Images Flat White 16 May 2023 3:48 PM Net Zero rules employed by the United Nations, European Union, and domestic political parties across the world are expected to cause the imminent shutdown of high-production farmland, or at least, significantly reduce its capacity. Yes, after centuries of perfecting food growing techniques, a bunchContinue reading “Net Zero’s artificial food crisis paves the way for ‘future foods’”
Italy’s bill to reject synthetic food passes Senate
Flat White Getty Images Flat White 20 August 2023 3:07 AM In early 2021, Microsoft’s Bill Gates engaged in various speaking events for his book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. It explores what he calls the ‘hard to solve’ problems of carbon emissions, including agriculture. MIT Technology Review interviewed Gates at the time, noting: ‘Gates isContinue reading “Italy’s bill to reject synthetic food passes Senate”
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Victoria to pay AGL to keep Loy Yang open
Colin Packham The Australian August 21, 2023 Victoria will pay AGL Energy to keep the state’s largest electricity generator open until 2035 if Australia has not yet developed enough renewables, but the power station is enduring financial losses. Victoria has legislated Australia’s most aggressive energy transition policy that sees the state commit to cutting emissionsContinue reading “Victoria to pay AGL to keep Loy Yang open”
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