Petition to stop Gallagher’s Digital ID bill for Australians

Date: December 12, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 3 Comments Would you trust either of these two, former NSW digital minister Victor Dominello and Government Services Minister Bill Shorten with all your personal details only to be hacked by China By Alison Ryan The Digital Identity Bill 2023 was introduced to the Senate last week by MinisterContinue reading “Petition to stop Gallagher’s Digital ID bill for Australians”

China sets up two Australian police stations to control dissidents

Date: January 31, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 25 Comments from SBS News A new report claims at least two secret Chinese ‘police service stations’ have been set up within Australia. Safeguard Defenders, an international non-governmental group that works to promote the rule of law and protect basic rights, reported earlier this year that Chinese police centresContinue reading “China sets up two Australian police stations to control dissidents”

CCP Office in Sydney? Nothing to See Here!

October 2023, Senate Estimates This is the second Senate Estimates I have raised questions about Chinese Communist Party contact points (or Chinese overseas police stations) in Australia. We know they exist and that this issue has been investigated and confirmed by mainstream media. I asked Home Affairs, the department responsible for Australia’s security, why thereContinue reading “CCP Office in Sydney? Nothing to See Here!”

Islamophobia ‘Victim’ Turns Out to Be Hamas Cheerleader

… and exactly the kind of person you should have a phobia about James Macpherson 27 Oct 2023 ∙ Paid UK television aired an interview this week with a British Palestinian woman complaining about the evils of Islamophobia in England. But ITV didn’t tell viewers that the woman had, just days earlier, publicly cheered theContinue reading “Islamophobia ‘Victim’ Turns Out to Be Hamas Cheerleader”

Wong Call For Ceasefire

With friends like Australia, Israel hardly needs enemies James Macpherson 26 Oct 2023 ∙ Paid Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s solidarity with Israel lasted a fortnight which, to be fair, was longer than most would have predicted. But yesterday she crab walked away from the only liberal democracy in the Middle East, tut-tutting Israel forContinue reading “Wong Call For Ceasefire”

Corruption, Election, General, Voting fraud

Vote “NO” with a pen Date: October 12, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 4 Comments Say NO to a polling booth PENCIL before you vote NO to the voice. Take an ink pen with you or ask the electoral office supervisor for one. This will tamper proof. your voting paper. “It is easy to erase PENCIL andContinue reading “Corruption, Election, General, Voting fraud”

Voice referendum decided by Human Rights Commission in 2012 – now UN policy

Date: October 4, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 3 Comments The Voice referendum has nothing to do with the misnomer, ‘Uluru statement from the heart’. It has been United Nations policy since 2012 National Human Rights Action Plan 2012 A C H I E V I N G A J U S T A N D SContinue reading “Voice referendum decided by Human Rights Commission in 2012 – now UN policy”

Justin Trudeau’s Nazi blind spot

Brendan O’Neill World Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau (Credit: Getty images) Brendan O’Neill 27 September 2023 3:30 PM Justin Trudeau’s government sees fascists everywhere, except when one is standing right under their nose. That’s the brilliant if bleak irony of the Canadian parliament’s standing ovation for Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old veteran of the Ukrainian militaryContinue reading “Justin Trudeau’s Nazi blind spot”

Winning the peace

Peter O’Brien Flat White Getty Images Peter O’Brien 27 September 2023 4:30 AM ‘This … is … a … war!’ declared the noxious, and putative Senator, Lidia Thorpe. And she’s right. It’s been going on in earnest since the 1960s, meticulously revealed in Keith Windschuttle’s The Break-Up of Australia. And this Voice referendum is the latest,Continue reading “Winning the peace”

The Voice

In Defence of the Narrative, Facebook Stands Ready David Barton A Melbourne businessman, Phillip Mobbs, who is opposed to the Voice, decided to launch his own Facebook and web pages, which he called Constitutional Equality. Mr Mobbs was spending substantial amounts, up to $2,000 a week, “boosting” his Facebook posts to attract as many eyesContinue reading “The Voice”

The Voice

The Misguided Pursuit of Recognition Lucas McLennan Peter Dutton’s promise on 11 August (reiterated on 3 September) to have his own referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution is a grave mistake. Admittedly, the promise may make sense politically as polling shows most Australians support the concept of symbolic constitutionalContinue reading “The Voice”

Some days, I get mail from people that cuts straight to the heart of an issue.

This week I received a letter from Peter, a hard-working veteran and community leader from Queensland. He wrote to me about the Voice referendum. He nailed it. I thought to myself: everyone needs to read this. We need to hear the voices of Peter and other regular Aussies who aren’t bankrolled by Big Business, BigContinue reading “Some days, I get mail from people that cuts straight to the heart of an issue.”

Paging the Meaning of Document 14

Peter O’Brien                                                    But wait, there’s more — a lot more In the Voice referendum campaign, can there have been a more vacuous battle than that about whether or not the Uluru Statement is a single page page or 26 pages?  This is a battle that Sky News presenter Chris Kenny is determined to win. Continue reading “Paging the Meaning of Document 14”

Tense moment between The Project’s Waleed Aly and Penny Wong as referendum date drops

There was a tense moment between The Project’s Waleed Aly and Senator Penny Wong on Wednesday as support for the Voice referendum plunges. 3 min read August 31, 2023 – 11:20AM National Don’t miss out on the headlines from National. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Project co-host Waleed Aly and LaborContinue reading “Tense moment between The Project’s Waleed Aly and Penny Wong as referendum date drops”

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”

Australia ‘on the brink’ of break-up amid Voice to Parliament push

The break-up of Australia is no longer a far fetched idea but one of the “current political possibilities”, Quadrant Editor and historian Keith Windschuttle argues. The Albanese Labor government has proposed an Indigenous Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Constitution. The Voice to Parliament was a key element of the 2017 Uluru Statement from theContinue reading “Australia ‘on the brink’ of break-up amid Voice to Parliament push”

Global boiling. Ouch!

The Spectator Australia Features Australia Getty Images The Spectator Australia 5 August 2023 9:00 AM It’s been quite the week for overblown climate hyperbole and preposterous exaggerations, so we thought we may as well join in the fun: ‘New Ice Age to arrive by summer 2023. Australia prepares for a White Christmas.’ In reality, ourContinue reading “Global boiling. Ouch!”

Breaking News: Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case ruling

Flat White Getty Images Flat White 1 June 2023 3:13 PM Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko has delivered his judgement on Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case ruling largely in favour of the Age, Sydney Morning Herald, and Canberra Times. Retired Special Forces officer Heston Russell commented on the matter ahead of the result. See video belowContinue reading “Breaking News: Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case ruling”

Cancelling our crucible day

Flat White Beverley McArthur Getty Images Beverley McArthur 29 May 2023 4:00 AM Just one day is all most people want. One day to celebrate Australia. One day to say, as Nino Culotta did in 1957, that we’re ‘a weird mob’, but we’re okay. But one day, Australia Day, is too much for some toContinue reading “Cancelling our crucible day”