Good on the Nationals

Flat White Flat White Getty Images Flat White 29 November 2022 2:06 PM An obsession with race politics is a dangerous direction for any nation to take. Enshrining racial discrimination and supremacy into the Constitution, as Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to do in order to construct a new layer of race-based bureaucracy forContinue reading “Good on the Nationals”

The Man Who Made Tennis What It Is

Sport Roger Underwood My brother, Peter, has completed a wonderful book[i] on the history of “the pro champions” of tennis – those top players who were the best in the world from the 1930s to the late 1960s, but who were denied entry to the major championships and the Davis Cup … because they wereContinue reading “The Man Who Made Tennis What It Is”

CPAC and its No-Show ‘Conservatives’

QED Peter O’Brien Just back from CPAC 2022 and thought I’d share a few highlights. In fact, incredibly, the whole show – the Conservative Political Action Conference, remember – started with a low light.  Yes, you guessed it.  They gave us an Aboriginal song and dance routine followed by a ‘welcome to country’. I’d likeContinue reading “CPAC and its No-Show ‘Conservatives’”

Jordan Peterson: conservatism’s spiritual leader?

Flat White Flat White Screenshot from Jordan Peterson YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5X0tAecfF4) Flat White 26 November 2022 4:00 AM Canadian political commentator and best-selling author Jordan Peterson – best known for helping young men put their lives back together – is in town. On Thursday, he spoke to an invite-only group of high-profile conservative MPs andContinue reading “Jordan Peterson: conservatism’s spiritual leader?”

Stop ignoring the real environmentalists

World Ashley Colby (Pexels) Ashley Colby 24 November 2022 2:27 AM What does throwing soup on a piece of art have to do with the environment? When we hear the word environmentalist, what comes to mind is something like an Extinction Rebellion or JustStopOil activist: young, urban, progressive, with an expressly political agenda. But whatContinue reading “Stop ignoring the real environmentalists”

War thoughts-20/11/2020

Over the weekend I finished reading the Afghanistan Inquiry report. Below are my reflections—as promised—shaped by 5 years in the Special Air Service Regiment and now 5 years in the Commonwealth Parliament. Best, Andrew Hastie MP My Reflections On The Afghanistan Inquiry As published today in the Australian. Red rocky earth cut into our flesh,Continue reading “War thoughts-20/11/2020”

Red wave was no trickle – it was realFeatures

Australia Trump-hating is a distraction David Flint Getty Images David Flint 19 November 2022 9:00 AM There was a time when Australians would leave their front doors and windows wide open. Not my mother, who was born in what was then the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. There, an open door was seen as anContinue reading “Red wave was no trickle – it was realFeatures”

What does America want?

Flat White Flat White Getty Images Flat White 18 November 2022 1:18 PM The time for speculation is over. Donald Trump has formally announced his intention to run for the Presidency in 2024 – resurrecting the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement. ‘I order to make America great and glorious again. I am today announcingContinue reading “What does America want?”

Ancient and modernThe Greeks’ curiosity extended far beyond the cerebral

Ancient and modern Peter Jones [Getty Images] Peter Jones 19 November 2022 9:00 AM These days technology rules the roost and robots take questions in the House of Lords. In the West at least, the Greeks (as ever) got there first. Like the Romans, they were fascinated by hydraulics, springs, pistons, gears, sprockets, pulley-chains –Continue reading “Ancient and modernThe Greeks’ curiosity extended far beyond the cerebral”

Excess deaths? Governments should tread softly on Covid measures

Flat White Damian Coory Getty Images Damian Coory 11 November 2022 2:35 PM Humility is not a dominant personality trait among Australian state leaders and health bureaucrats. Annastacia Palaszczuk’s rush to advise further mask-wearing yesterday, in the face of medical uncertainty surrounding the high number of non-Covid excess deaths, is proof that modesty has notContinue reading “Excess deaths? Governments should tread softly on Covid measures”

Rewire the Nation or go nuclear?

Flat White Michael de Percy Michael de Percy 14 November 2022 11:34 AM The Albanese government’s promise to reduce average household power bills by $275 is disappearing along with its mandate for a renewables-dominated electricity market. Despite Labor pundits’ claims to the contrary, a clear choice is emerging between Rewiring the Nation and nuclear when itContinue reading “Rewire the Nation or go nuclear?”

Unreasonable

Leading article Australia The Spectator Australia Getty Images The Spectator Australia 19 November 2022 9:00 AM In the 1980s movie Rain Man, the autistic Dustin Hoffman reliably informed Tom Cruise that Qantas was the safest airline in the world. Indeed, our national carrier has safely transported generations of Aussies around the world. The ‘flying kangaroo’Continue reading “Unreasonable”

7 Days After Election Win, Abbott Declares War at Border – Deploys Troops, Arms Waterways, Brings Wall Construction Back

 By Jennie Taer  November 15, 2022 at 10:14am Gov. Greg Abbott points to a reporter during a press conference about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 27. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images) On Tuesday, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared an invasion at the southern border, invoking stateContinue reading “7 Days After Election Win, Abbott Declares War at Border – Deploys Troops, Arms Waterways, Brings Wall Construction Back”

WA: democratic freedoms for religious schools under attack

Flat White Augusto Zimmermann Pexels Augusto Zimmermann 14 November 2022 6:00 AM On August 16, Western Australia’s Attorney General John Quigley tabled in Parliament the Law Reform Commission’s report into the Review of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (Project 111). As stated on the website of the Western Australian government, the Commission, which authored the report andContinue reading “WA: democratic freedoms for religious schools under attack”

The West’s last chance

Features Australia Mid-term turning point David Flint Getty Images David Flint 12 November 2022 9:00 AM This week signals a turning point, perhaps the last chance to halt the decline and fall of Western civilisation. From being led by a compromised sell-out to Beijing and an elite infected with neo-Marxism, the path is now clearContinue reading “The West’s last chance”

On the Road to Serfdom

On the World Economic Forum’s Plan for Mankind and What Comes Next November 9, 2022Algora Blog1 Comment Spread the Word by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: The World Economic Forum (WEF) describes its mission as the “international organization for public-private cooperation.” What do you make of the WEF and the power it wields?Continue reading On the Road to Serfdom