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”
Category Archives: ‘Voice to Parliament’
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”
Labor’s Voice for bureaucrats
Lillian Andrews Getty Images Lillian Andrews 14 June 2023 5:30 AM If the Voice to Parliament is the wondrous advance that the crazy-eyed morality police want us to believe, then why do its proponents-in-chief continually shy away from answering the single most pressing question about its credibility? The Voice is all about creating another bureaucracy,Continue reading “Labor’s Voice for bureaucrats”
The meaning of treaty, rejection of unity, and a two-state system
Flat White John Andriano Getty Images John Andriano 6 June 2023 4:00 AM Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia are in the midst of signing treaties with Aboriginal bodies and the other states of Australia are likely to follow very soon. If the Voice to Parliament ‘Yes’ vote is successful, then no doubt thereafter the federalContinue reading “The meaning of treaty, rejection of unity, and a two-state system”
Senator David Van has been booted from the Liberal party room, after allegations he assaulted and harassed Senator Lidia Thorpe. ElizaEdNews explains. 9News MORE:
Source 9News Australia Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he had received “further allegations” and follows claims made by Lidia Thorpe in the Senate. The Liberal senator has strenuously denied the claims made by Thorpe, labelling them as “completely unfounded” and “disgusting”. “At the outset, I want to make clear, very clear that I’m not makingContinue reading “Senator David Van has been booted from the Liberal party room, after allegations he assaulted and harassed Senator Lidia Thorpe. ElizaEdNews explains. 9News MORE:”
Growing desperation of the Yes camp
Features Australia Not a modest change, admits Albanese David Flint Getty Images David Flint 10 June 2023 9:00 AM If the voice referendum fails, international investors, already closely watching the debate, will question whether Australia is a ‘fair place’, claims Wesfarmers chairman, Michael Chaney. But other CEOs challenged his assertion that they ‘universally’ agreed withContinue reading “Growing desperation of the Yes camp”
The Queensland Government Endorses Domestic Violence
Douglas Drummond Quadrant Online 30th May 2023 In an Australian first for any government since 1788, the Queensland government intends to legislate a lie. As part of its plan to make treaties with the state’s indigenous residents, the government has accepted in principle the recommendation by both its treaty advisory committees that it should enactContinue reading “The Queensland Government Endorses Domestic Violence”
Divide and rue
The Voice will split many of our nation’s families by race Features Australia Piers Akerman Cover by Sarah Dudley, illustration by Ben Davis Piers Akerman 10 June 2023 9:00 AM Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a No vote in the Voice referendum would divide the nation. How, precisely, is unexplained. But in fact, it’s theContinue reading “Divide and rue”
The Voice has a secret weapon
Beware the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Features Australia Peter O’Brien Getty Images Peter O’Brien 3 June 2023 9:00 AM In my book The Indigenous Voice to Parliament – the No Case, I argue that a fundamental requirement of the referendum question would be the inclusion of a specific caveat that adviceContinue reading “The Voice has a secret weapon”
Justice Harrison inadvertently highlights a key concern on the Voice
The perils of abandoning the separation of powers Features Australia Scott Hargreaves Getty Images Scott Hargreaves 3 June 2023 9:00 AM Opponents of the Voice to Parliament owe a profound debt to Justice Ian Harrison of the New South Wales Supreme Court, for sending an email in May to Pat Conaghan MP in which heContinue reading “Justice Harrison inadvertently highlights a key concern on the Voice”
Happenings in Australia 2023
oedSsrpont29uc41i3tt0y1aa1m 3 049Mmc l59fa8778A0M201ul6 c4:0 · Indigenous voice to parliament: How voice of reason has been lost to emotional abuse Janet Albrechsten Wednesday May 31, 2023 What is it about the voice debate, and indeed much of the debate about Indigenous affairs generally, that causes apparently rational people to lose all objectivity, wallow in sentimentality and engage in irrationalContinue reading “Happenings in Australia 2023”
Name-calling Noel Pearson misses the point about shifting support
Chris Merritt The Australian May 26, 2023 Last weekend, Noel Pearson added my name to his naughty list. My offence from his perspective has been to change sides on the proposed Indigenous voice to parliament and the executive. He wrote in this newspaper that I had become a “shrill” opponent “whose lurid denunciations of theContinue reading “Name-calling Noel Pearson misses the point about shifting support”
The Voice is a deception of monstrous proportions
The Spectator Australia 1st June 2023 What is really driving the Yes vote? Does anybody properly understand the proposition, or are they so consumed with white guilt they are blind to understanding the dangers of a constitutional change? Or, are they falling for the groupthink that sent Europe into the tulip mania frenzy in theContinue reading “The Voice is a deception of monstrous proportions”
Big Problems loom ahead
QED
So Much Talk, So Very Few Answers Peter Smith Frequent contributor Caught my eye in the paper, albeit lying prone in a hospital bed recovering (hopefully) from an urgent operation. Read that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wishes to “build a relationship” with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. According to the PM, Australia andContinue reading “QED”
Voice to Parliament is a ‘power grab’ by a group of elites
Nationals MP Keith Pitt says Linda Burney’s plan to put water rights back in the hands of Indigenous Australians is a “transfer of wealth” that is “paid for by the taxpayer”. “I’m all for Aboriginal people being involved in building the economy, building businesses but why should the taxpayer have to do it and takeContinue reading “Voice to Parliament is a ‘power grab’ by a group of elites”
Andrew Hastie MP
This coming Tuesday, I’ll be speaking in Parliament on Labor’s Voice. I’ve reflected a lot about Labor’s proposal, and here’s a snapshot of what I’ll be saying: This year millions of Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum to enshrine a Voice to Parliament in our Constitution. It’s a really important decision forContinue reading “Andrew Hastie MP”
Voice ads paid for by the taxpayer
Rita Panahi Herald Sun May 26, 2023 The backers of the so-called “Indigenous Voice” are not content with the top end of town – including corporates, sporting organisations, celebrities, academia and the bulk of the media pushing the “yes” vote. They want to fortify the referendum by using taxpayer money to push their agenda. IfContinue reading “Voice ads paid for by the taxpayer”
How to beat the Voice
There are clear similarities with the 1999 referendum Features Australia David Flint Getty Images David Flint 22 April 2023 9:00 AM If the Voice were constitutionally enshrined, not only would we risk making the country ungovernable, but we would also fail to ‘close the gap’. On past experience, as previously argued here, we would onlyContinue reading “How to beat the Voice”
We need to talk about Just Stop Oil’s class privilege
Brendan O’Neill World (Photo: Getty) Brendan O’Neill 24 May 2023 3:32 AM I have never felt such a strong desire to buy a man a pint as I did when I watched that builder clear Just Stop Oil protesters off the road. The clip has gone viral. We see an irate bloke take direct actionContinue reading “We need to talk about Just Stop Oil’s class privilege”
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