Why I am (or at least try to be) a libertarian - On Line Opinion
Dec 24, 2024 · A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both. Milton Friedman Liberty, once a rallying cry for revolutions ("liberté, égalité, fraternité") and an ideal cherished in both marble halls and dusty lecture rooms, now finds itself at the centre of the most pressing debates of …
Winning against the feminist machine - On Line Opinion
Finally, the government called a zoom meeting to announce the outcome. The men eagerly came on board, waiting to see what on their wish list would win the big bucks. The moment arrived. The government spokesperson unashamedly announced the Labor government's decision. Zero new funding. Not a single dollar to add to the pittance already received by a couple of the key organisations. A few ...
Palestinian statehood or setting the stage for the next catastrophic ...
Dec 18, 2024 · Hamas' horrific October 7 attack and Israel's massive retaliatory war have fundamentally changed the dynamic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Returning to the status quo that existed before October 7 will be impossible. New political, psychological, and factual regional conditions have been created that cannot be ignored, as they directly impacted not only Israeli-Palestinian relations for ...
Rethinking the global electricity debate: why reliable power …
Jan 13, 2025 · Human development and economic prosperity have always hinged on the availability of the many products made from fossil fuels, and electricity. From the discovery of fire to the Industrial Revolution, each leap in energy transformation has reshaped societies, increasing productivity, reducing poverty ...
On Line Opinion - Australia's e-journal of social and political debate
6 days ago · As we head into 2025 with Australia living up to its reputation of a land of huge weather contrasts, our farmers are not the only people wondering if our national weather forecaster, the Bureau of Meteorology, will get it right this year.On Line Opinion - Australia's e-journal of social and political debate
Australia's clean energy experiment - On Line Opinion - 8/7/2024
Jul 8, 2024 · As I've been arguing for over five years in previous opinion pieces, Australia's official power generation statistics make it obvious that we have no chance of meeting the clean energy needs of an all-electric fossil-fuel-free modern industrialised economy. Governments crow about progress of "renewable energy targets". But they are irrelevant, applying only to …
Where to from here? - On Line Opinion - 28/6/2024
Jun 28, 2024 · Media commentary is dominated by "experts" pontificating over climate change, cost of living, homelessness, gender politics, and the RBA. Politicians look seriously at cameras; but, have no answers to declining living standards confronting low to middle income groups saddled with rising food prices, mortgages, and rental costs. Meanwhile, Federal Parliament has launched the traditional ...
Why the ‘eKaren’ is trying to control content globally
Apr 30, 2024 · The Commonwealth eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant (JIG), has banned X and Facebook from allowing certain "violent" videos to be shown on their platforms, and the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has now linked this to the need to stop "misinformation." What has JIG, also known on X as "eKaren," banned? Footage from the knife attacks at Sydney's Bondi Junction and in Wakely at the ...
Manne of influence: Wilfred Burchett and Australia's Long Cold War
Jul 4, 2008 · This article was written by Tom Heenan, Ben Kiernan, Greg Lockhart, Stuart Macintyre, and Gavan McCormack. It is a perverse tribute to the journalist Wilfred Burchett that, 25 years after his death, major Australian media continue to devote space to denigrating him. Robert Manne, Australia’s “Number One public intellectual”, took 10 pages of the June issue of his magazine The Monthly to ...
Unwelcome to country? - On Line Opinion - 29/1/2024
Jan 29, 2024 · With the defeat of the Voice referendum, the so-called "silent majority" spoke clearly. In the face of overwhelming pressure from governments, big business, most of the media, and the main sporting bodies to vote "yes", there was a resounding "no" from voters. As a result, people have now become more confident in expressing dissent in respect of the excesses of political correctness, that ...