Category Archives: Politics

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?”

Will the Voice lead to ‘reparations’? Voters want straight answers

Mark Humphery-Jenner Flat White Getty Images Mark Humphery-Jenner 15 August 2023 5:30 AM The Voice has lost support in recent polls. Newspoll shows that support has fallen below 50 per cent in every state. Redbridge shows that 56 per cent of Australians intend to vote ‘no’. Even the Guardian/Essential poll now shows that ‘no’ is ahead. The ‘yes’ campaignContinue reading “Will the Voice lead to ‘reparations’? Voters want straight answers”

Ticks? Crosses? Yes? No? Confusion reigns supreme over Voice referendum voting rules

Drongo alert: It’s satire) The Australian Electoral Commission has sparked confusion after suggesting that the word ‘Yes’ will be counted as a Yes vote but the word ‘No’ will not be counted as a No in the Voice referendum. This comes after comments earlier in the week where the AEC boss suggested ticks would countContinue reading “Ticks? Crosses? Yes? No? Confusion reigns supreme over Voice referendum voting rules”

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”

The Voice’s power play

David Phillips Flat White Getty Images David Phillips 24 August 2023 5:30 AM Later this year, Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum to add a new chapter to the Australian Constitution for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the executive government. Our Constitution is an extraordinary document. It is one of theContinue reading “The Voice’s power play”

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”

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”

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”

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”