The ten per cent tariff that the Trump administration has imposed on Australian exports to the United States is nothing compared to the economic impediments that we, as a nation, have imposed on ourselves through our commitment to the policy of net zero by 2050.In fact, because of the emission intensity of Australia’s exports – … Continue reading Institute of Public Affairs -Net Zero Report-June 2025
Canada Trip – May/June 2025
Prologue Early this year, my Canadian second cousin Ted Osborn and I decided we would make reciprocal trips to each other's countries in our respective spring seasons. So here I am in British Columbia, Western Canada, being hosted by Ted on a thoughtfully planned three-week visit. For background, I should explain that my wife Gail and … Continue reading Canada Trip – May/June 2025
Adventure and Nostalgia- An Extended Easter 2025
I went to the Young’s at ‘Sallywood’ Walcha to join their big family gathering over Easter and for the subsequent quarterly family meeting, with the plan to go on to my Mooloolaba unit for a week or two. The “Sallywood” gathering was “big”, with Jim and Jules four children their off spring, numerous in-laws, grandchildren, … Continue reading Adventure and Nostalgia- An Extended Easter 2025
Samuel Gregg is the Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research.
He wrote:- “Blue-collar people today are economically much better off than they were in, say, the 1950s or 1970s. Their inflation-adjusted average overall income and benefits are considerably higher, their houses are bigger, and they have access to labour-saving technologies their grandparents couldn’t even envisage.“The paradox of markets is that people pursuing their rational self-interest … Continue reading Samuel Gregg is the Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research.
Go to bed with Greens, wake up to a toxic society
Source: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/go-to-bed-with-greens-wake-up-to-a-toxic-society/news-story/f78babea4a06e9a6c7f440271cfe054f You can tell a lot about a person by the things they don’t say. Silence often condemns more frequently and powerfully than words. Anyone (as we’ve seen in the past 18 months) can grab a sign, chuck on a scarf and walk through the streets as part of a baying, screeching mob. That … Continue reading Go to bed with Greens, wake up to a toxic society
Boil It Down!
When you strip away the spin, the Budget figures reveal: Government spending as a proportion of GDP is the highest in four decades, excluding the peak of Covid-19 spending. No improvement in the budget position compared to forecasts made at the last election, despite an unexpected tax revenue windfall of nearly $400 billion. Spending growth is … Continue reading Boil It Down!
Outback Magazine- A Very Kind Review
Active Humanity "As a mentor and a father and a husband and a friend As a leader and as someone upon whom you can depend As a steward of the country with a future to unfold Your place within this country is a story to be told.” So wrote poet and OUTBACK contributor Andrew Hull … Continue reading Outback Magazine- A Very Kind Review
Ukraine Support
Andrew Roberts gave the following speech in the House of Lords, following the publication of the report ‘Ukraine: A Wake Up Call’ from the International Relations and Defence Committee. We must not underestimate the gravity of what has happened, which is that during a war against totalitarian dictatorship, the United States has effectively changed sides. It is … Continue reading Ukraine Support
Time To Call a Halt
Surely, the time has arrived for an immediate halt to be called to all projects to extend solar, wind and the massive additional grid network to distribute these ‘renewables’. The damage to our agricultural production, the rush to the exit of so many wind and solar investors and the weight of scientific questioning the wisdom … Continue reading Time To Call a Halt
Direct Parallels From the Australian Spectator
Rotherham, Rochdale, Wadeye? Crimes in remote communities are being ignored like Muslim rape gangs Tony Letford Getty Images Tony Letford 25 January 2025 9:00 AM When Musk claimed that, ‘The snivelling cowards who allowed the mass rape of little girls in Britain are still in power… for now’, he must have known that his inflammatory … Continue reading Direct Parallels From the Australian Spectator
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