Vladimir Putin’s Russia returns to its bloody past – Henry Ergas

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 Like a distorting mirror that twists image out of shape, Vladimir Putin’s regime is an increasingly grotesque reflection of Russia’s past. Now, the death of Alexei Navalny has highlighted the regime’s reversion to that past’s worst features. None of those features is as enduring as politically motivated assassinations. Their first recorded instance was in 1015, when Boris … Continue reading Vladimir Putin’s Russia returns to its bloody past – Henry Ergas →

Pastoral Pursuits – David Boyd’s Autobiographical Collection

A ‘coffee table’ book - worthy of any coffee table in the country. Reflecting a passion for the 'bush', from boyhood to manhood, interwoven with agri-politics, agribusiness, the fluctuating fortunes of Australian agriculture, and the people who were an integral part over the past 70 years. Click the image for more information.

It’s Time the Coalition Stood Up!

Bowen’s climate idiocy The Spectator Australia Getty Images The Spectator Australia 17 February 2024 The sheer stupidity of the Albanese government and the renewables investment lobby groups would be comical if it were not so deadly dangerous. Across Europe, the failed decades-long ideological pursuits and policies of ‘net zero’ are leading to despair and popular … Continue reading It’s Time the Coalition Stood Up! →

Emissions and Science

Climate change and famine: two sides of Agenda 2030 Gabriël A Moens AM and Augusto Zimmermann Gabriël A Moens AM and Augusto Zimmermann 15 February 2024 Adopted by a United Nations General Assembly Resolution on 25 September 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is composed of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 specific … Continue reading Emissions and Science →

UNRWA- A thorough analysis

HENRY ERGASCut funding for good to end radical UN agency 5:00AM FEBRUARY 9, 2024 Although fifteen Western countries have suspended their funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, the risk is that the agency will, after a few cosmetic changes, survive this crisis unscathed, as it has so many in … Continue reading UNRWA- A thorough analysis →

Tragedy of Anti-Semitism

Why does such irrational hatred against the Jewish people still fester? An article from The Weekend Australian-20-21 January,2024. JOHN CARROLL The unthinkable is happening. As if overnight, Auschwitz is forgotten. A new wave of anti-Semitism sweeps the globe, even pervading Western countries such as Australia. When a Melbourne schoolgirl shouts out her support for Hamas … Continue reading Tragedy of Anti-Semitism →

Cop This!

Jan. 18, 2024 Argentina's President Javier Milei delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. "The Western world is in danger, and it is in danger because those who are supposed to have to defend the values of the West are co-opted by a vision of the world that inexorably leads … Continue reading Cop This! →

Every Now and Then an Article Strikes a Chord-Try This-

A boomer’s advice for the younger generation Unlike many of my grumpy contemporaries, I refuse to despair of modern youth, despite their profligate whistling, and instead admire their confidence and bold wit. By STEVE WATERSON January 13, 2024 6 MINUTE READ  459 It’s sobering for a member of the boomer generation – should I say proud member, as … Continue reading Every Now and Then an Article Strikes a Chord-Try This- →

The Energy Grinch

Extract From Spectator AustraliaAlan Moran27 December 2023Just before Christmas, the CSIRO presented the government with an analysis in support of their beliefs that wind and solar are the cheapest electricity supply sources. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) also issued its latest Integrated Systems Plan (ISP), carrying a similar but more nuanced message. Overlooking evidence … Continue reading The Energy Grinch →