John Mikkelsen Flat White Pexels John Mikkelsen 19 September 2023 3:00 AM The other night my wife and I sat down to a nice candle-lit dinner and a glass of wine, but it wasn’t a special anniversary or any other celebration. We did without the usual diversion of TV news in the background, or anyContinue reading “Hello darkness my old friend”
Category Archives: Marxism
Activists silent as communists parade at ‘Yes23’ rally
Flat White Rod Lampard Getty Images Rod Lampard 19 September 2023 3:54 PM If Australia’s Left-wing hegemony were sincerely concerned about injustice, they’d be out in force condemning the ‘Yes’ campaign’s association with murderous collectivist ideology, as we saw this week. They’re not. Communists, flying flags, walked amongst the crowd seemingly with no objection. TheContinue reading “Activists silent as communists parade at ‘Yes23’ rally”
‘We’ve cut carbon emissions by decimating working-class communities’: the leader of the GMB union on the folly of net zero
The GMB leader demanding a rethink on Labour’s energy policy Kate Andrews Features Illustration: Sam Falconer Kate Andrews 16 September 2023 9:00 AM Last week there should have been a great victory for the British turbine industry. Auctions were held for offshore wind power, asking companies to bid for the right to supply electricity atContinue reading “‘We’ve cut carbon emissions by decimating working-class communities’: the leader of the GMB union on the folly of net zero”
End the Net Zero nightmare
Rafe Champion Getty Images Rafe Champion 6 September 2023 1:33 PM Matthew Warren knows as much about the energy industry as anyone and his book Blackout (2019) is a very good overview of the system. In the Financial Review on the weekend, he called for a contest of ideas and not a rigid central plan because theContinue reading “End the Net Zero nightmare”
Reclaim biological pronouns
…and restore sanity Ramesh Thakur Features Australia Getty Images Ramesh Thakur 16 September 2023 9:00 AM How many of you, dear readers, have managed to escape any reference to ‘her penis’? To all who have, I envy you. The ground for policy insanity on gender identity has been assiduously tilled for several years by theContinue reading “Reclaim biological pronouns”
Are university campus sexual assault statistics inflated?
Bettina Arndt Flat White Pexels Bettina Arndt 13 September 2023 4:30 AM In recent weeks, our proud Teal Independents have been busy showing their feminist credentials by supporting student activists seeking to force universities ‘to do more’ about sexual assault on campus. ‘All of us women who have attended tertiary facilities in Australia know someoneContinue reading “Are university campus sexual assault statistics inflated?”
South Korea Will Pay to Families of Those Who Died Following COVID-19 Vaccinations, REGARDLESS of Whether the Vaccination Itself Was Confirmed To Be the Cause of Death
Korea has doubled the budget for compensation and financial support for those with vaccine side effect claims to 62.5 billion won in 2023 By Son Ji-hyoung September 6, 2023 Lawmakers and government officials on Wednesday agreed to increase the amount of condolence money to families of those who died following COVID-19 vaccinations, regardless of whetherContinue reading “South Korea Will Pay to Families of Those Who Died Following COVID-19 Vaccinations, REGARDLESS of Whether the Vaccination Itself Was Confirmed To Be the Cause of Death”
End the Net Zero nightmare
· Rafe Champion The Spectator Australia 6 September 2023 Matthew Warren knows as much about the energy industry as anyone and his book Blackout (2019) is a very good overview of the system. In the Financial Review on the weekend, he called for a contest of ideas and not a rigid central plan becauseContinue reading “End the Net Zero nightmare”
Free speech on campus, actions are louder than words
Brianna McKee Flat White Getty Images Brianna McKee 4 September 2023 4:00 AM Last week the University of Sydney announced that it would avoid taking an official position on the Voice to Parliament. But the message was clearly not received by the faculties, which took matters into their own hands, piercing the university’s thin veneerContinue reading “Free speech on campus, actions are louder than words”
Energy
The Incoherent Roadmap to Net Zero John Cameron In 2021 we were confidently told that it would cost $78 billion to rewire the grid for renewables and that the average annual household electricity bill would fall by $275 under Labor because, as Anthony Albanese explained, ‘we have done the modelling’2. Despite the Prime Minister’s assurances,Continue reading “Energy”
Not in my backyard! No one wants to look at offshore wind turbines
Flat White Getty Images lat White is written and edited by Alexandra Marshall. 28 August 2023 3:46 AM When wind farms were nothing more than an apocalypse-mongering salvation shouted from the lips of a distraught truanting European teenager, plenty of adults were swept up in the hyperbole. They were drawn in by the tears andContinue reading “Not in my backyard! No one wants to look at offshore wind turbines”
Authorities in Denial Over Vaccine Link to Soaring Pilot Deaths
Reminder: The elites do NOT want vaccinated pilots Liked by Lioness of Judah Ministry Part of the plan? A twofer – depopulation and few to no pilots to fly – making it too expensive to fly and saving the planet from climate change and directed back to 15 minute cities? By Sally Beck August 29,Continue reading “Authorities in Denial Over Vaccine Link to Soaring Pilot Deaths”
Defensive medicine and the pandemic of fear-stricken doctors
Varghese Zachariah Flat White Pexels Varghese Zachariah 25 August 2023 5:00 AM Healthcare has transformed over the last four or five decades revealing a gradual shift in the practice of medicine from patient-centred care to one of systems, algorithms, and guidelines-based practices. There appear to be various contributing factors, the most obvious being the pushContinue reading “Defensive medicine and the pandemic of fear-stricken doctors”
Spinning the myth of Global Warming for corporate gain
Alan Moran Flat White Getty Images Alan Moran 25 August 2023 4:00 AM Although in 2011, the Commonwealth Budget papers compiled all the measures that were being implemented to foster renewable energy, that assembly ceased, presumably, because it was recognised as being antipathetic to the notion that wind and solar were cheaper than the fossilContinue reading “Spinning the myth of Global Warming for corporate gain”
Who’s the Coalkeeper now?
The renewables disaster rolls on… Rebecca Weisser Features Australia Getty Images Rebecca Weisser 26 August 2023 9:00 AM ‘Victoria joins NSW in saying no to “Coalkeeper,” ran the headline in Renew Economy in September 2021. ‘Coalkeeper’ was the disparaging name that Big Renewables and their political champions gave to a proposal to pay fossil fuelContinue reading “Who’s the Coalkeeper now?”
Australia’s ideologically-driven energy crisis
Michael de Percy Michael de Percy 23 August 2023 4:00 AM Labor’s energy policy won’t reduce our energy bills by $275 in 2025. When questioned about this promise in 2021, Prime Minister Albanese replied, ‘I don’t think, I know. I know because we have done the modelling.’ The ABC’s ‘promise check’ tells us this electionContinue reading “Australia’s ideologically-driven energy crisis”
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”
Of droughts and fires and floods
Vic Jurskis Flat White Vic Jurskis 24 March 2021 7:14 PM We all know Dorothea Mackellar’s famous words. More recently, Tim Flannery has told us our dams would never fill again and former fire chief turned Climate Council member Greg Mullins warned that we’ll be incinerated by holocausts as a consequence of dangerous climate changeContinue reading “Of droughts and fires and floods”
Relinquishing Australia’s energy security
Lachlan Clark Flat White Getty Images Lachlan Clark 12 August 2023 4:00 AM The desire to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050 has become the all-encompassing, quasi-religious quest for countless governments, NGOs, and activists. However, the consequences of the transition from affordable and reliable energy sources, such as coal and gas, to so-called green, intermittent,Continue reading “Relinquishing Australia’s energy security”
CHILD KILLERS: CDC Data Show Over 118,000 U.S. Children Died Suddenly After COVID Jab Rollout
Open in app or onlineCHILD KILLERS: CDC Data Show Over 118,000 U.S. Children Died Suddenly After COVID Jab Rollout Excess deaths in children and young adults spike after covid jab rollout, not during alleged pandemic Open in app or onlineCHILD KILLERS: CDC Data Show Over 118,000 U.S. Children Died Suddenly After COVID Jab Rollout ExcessContinue reading “CHILD KILLERS: CDC Data Show Over 118,000 U.S. Children Died Suddenly After COVID Jab Rollout”