Since November 3, the two contenders in the American election and the media have been on high alert. The refusal by Donald Trump to concede defeat in the U.S. presidential election has prompted paroxysms of rage in the media, and the implication by some that Trump is planning an unconstitutional coup to remain in power.…
Ampol’s recent announcements (The Australian, October 8 and 19, 2020) that it is considering closing the Lytton oil refinery in Brisbane and the BP Australia statement (October 30, 2020) of the closure of its Kwinana refinery in Western Australia pose a strategic test and conundrum for the Federal Government. The vexed issue is this: will…
by Luke McCormack If we keep on down the path of massively subsidised daycare, as in Labor’s proposal to boost childcare by $6 billion, we will arrive at a point, similar to Sweden, when no parent can afford (unless they’re rich) to be the carer of their own preschool toddler. Yes, if you want to…
(NB: This is a considerably updated version of the article headed “Rugby Australia’s Complete Humiliation? Not Yet”, published on October 7, 2020) Rugby Australia (RA) has lost its major sponsor, its star player and its chief executive officer, has no free-to-air television deal and faces complaints from its rival across the ditch while its transgender…
by Patrick J. Byrne and Peter Westmore In just over a month, Americans will go to the polls to elect the country’s president for the years 2021-24, in an election where the dividing line between the incumbent Republican, Donald Trump (pictured), and his Democrat challenger, Joe Biden, is extraordinarily wide. Trump vs. Biden shows us…
by Peter Westmore With the cost of the covid19 pandemic measured in tens of millions of infections, a million deaths worldwide, and an unprecedented economic impact, there is understandable anticipation about the prospects of a safe, effective and ethically produced covid vax (vaccine) which will protect people from covid19 for at least some time. There…