Category Archives: Politics

Galarrwuy Yunupingu: lord of the manor

Keith Windschuttle Editor-in-chiefEditor, Quadrant Magazinekeithwindschuttle@quadrant.org.au Part One: 1963 to 1997: When the Queen died in September last year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave her a respectful but formal eulogy, saying: “With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, an historic reign and a long life devoted to duty, family, faith and service has come to an end.” However, when the AboriginalContinue reading “Galarrwuy Yunupingu: lord of the manor”

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”

The new Dark Ages: millions of animals die in the fires of environmentalism

Vic Jurskis Flat White Getty Images Vic Jurskis 15 August 2023 4:30 AM It was only 235 years ago when our European elders introduced modern civilization and technology to an ancient culture. There was no nation in Australia, just a large number of tribes – sometimes friendly and sometimes fighting with their neighbours. Governor ArthurContinue reading “The new Dark Ages: millions of animals die in the fires of environmentalism”

Turn back the Wokes

The Spectator Australia Leading Article Australia Getty Images The Spectator Australia 19 August 2023 9:00 AM Australians live in a dangerous era. The Prime Minister of the day, a communist sympathiser in his youth, wishes to impose a fundamental change upon our constitutional democracy without actually having bothered to read the fine print himself describingContinue reading “Turn back the Wokes”

The death of democracy? Victoria’s hush-hush Indigenous agreements

Beverley McArthur Flat White Getty Images Beverley McArthur 17 August 2023 6:00 AM Australians are being asked to open their hearts – to be generous – to vote ‘Yes’ to something greater than they can imagine. For imagine they shall, as the detail in the Voice is not there. Instead, we can look elsewhere forContinue reading “The death of democracy? Victoria’s hush-hush Indigenous agreements”

Abbott attacks Voice as Indigenous leader pushes for compromise

By Lisa Visentin May 1, 2023 — 6.25pm Former prime minister Tony Abbott has told a parliamentary inquiry the Voice referendum will leave Australia embittered and divided and should be abandoned, while a key Indigenous leader has urged the government to consider changes to the amendment to shore up support among hesitant voters. In aContinue reading “Abbott attacks Voice as Indigenous leader pushes for compromise”

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and John Anderson unite to co-ordinate ‘No’ vote in Voice to Parliament referendum

By political reporter Jane Norman Posted Mon 30 Jan 2023 at 2:45pmMonday 30 Jan 2023 at 2:45pm, updated Mon 30 Jan 2023 at 4:20pmMonday 30 Jan 2023 at 4:20pm Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article Link copied A group of high-profile Indigenous Australians has banded together with a former deputy prime minister toContinue reading “Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and John Anderson unite to co-ordinate ‘No’ vote in Voice to Parliament referendum”

Senator Rennick exposes lying bureaucrats such as those in TGA

Date: August 16, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 5 Comments An insignificant Labor senator Tim Ayers calls on Rennick to withdraw his comment that bureaucrats lie to politicians, but Rennick proves his point. Tim Ayers is a fine example of a lying politician, which the public take for granted. Share this:

The Voice

‘Truth-Telling’ of the Pontius Pilate Variety Paul Collits ‘What is truth?’ – Pontius Pilate, John 18:38 Those with long memories may recall Peter Costello dancing the macarena on the Kerri-Anne Kennerley show in 1996, several political generations and, seemingly, a lifetime ago.  Simpler times, in many ways. Now we are dancing with “the truth” —Continue reading “The Voice”

Voice Special Edition

The Sporting Codes’ Own Goal Tim Blair Columnist As they become more successful, enterprises of all types invariably expand. The ever-growing Australian Football League may be an emotionally exploitative, politically compromised, horribly woke monstrosity of a thing, but its monstrous dimensions are due to consistently high market achievement delivering huge financial power. The AFL isContinue reading “Voice Special Edition”

Voice Special Edition

Secular Thoughts on Sacred Sites Peter Purcell While the Voice is being loudly proclaimed in parliamentary halls at present, and will likely echo through Australian society for decades, “sacred sites” will continue to stud the battlefields between Aboriginal and other Australians for the right of authority over land. This is well illustrated by the currentContinue reading “Voice Special Edition”

The Voice

A US Visitor Takes the Voice’s Measure Roger Franklin Editor, Quadrant Online One of the Left’s perennial threats is that, should they be denied their ends, Australia’s “international reputation will be in tatters”. We heard it back in 2004, when the Bakhtiari family of Aghani impersonators and self-proclaimed ‘asylum seekers’ was bundled into a planeContinue reading “The Voice”

Get the word out to all your NO people and do it before we lose our freedom of speech.

BE AWARE The Government has actually set up a “Trick” in the Referendum to come for “The Voice” They have 2 questions 1 is going to be weighted more than the other SO – If you tick yes to the question of ” do you recognise the indigenous people? ” This tick will override yourContinue reading “Get the word out to all your NO people and do it before we lose our freedom of speech.”

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

on behalf of FAIR AUSTRALIA  I bet when Albo finds out what has happened in the Bungle Bungle national  park he will be thinking out loud, the caravan  park purchased by Twiggy &  Nicola Forrest has not opened this dry season due to delays by the  traditional owners, they formed a corporation late last yearContinue reading “Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price”

Watchdog group: USDA must end “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on GMO vaccines in organic livestock

By Zoey Sky // Aug 09, 2023 TAGS: agriculture, animals, badfood, badmedicine, badscience, Big AG, big government, biotech, conspiracy, corruption, Dangerous Medicine, deception, food supply, genetic lunacy, GMO, livestock, meat, mRNA, organic farming, OrganicEye, organics, United States Department of Agriculture, USDA, vaccination, vaccine wars, vaccines OrganicEye, an agribusiness watchdog, has demanded that the U.S. DepartmentContinue reading “Watchdog group: USDA must end “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on GMO vaccines in organic livestock”

Reconciliation: what the heck is it?

Peter O’Brien Getty Images Peter O’Brien 10 August 2023 5:30 AM There are a number of opaque memes that now corrupt the debate surrounding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. We just accept them without thinking about what they mean. Probably the most dangerous is the concept of ‘stolen generations’. Another is symbolic ‘constitutional recognition’, whichContinue reading “Reconciliation: what the heck is it?”