Australia

COVID-19 Tested Our Commitment to Freedom. Three Years Later, We’re Still Failing

John & Nisha Whitehead “The remedy is worse than the disease.” Francis Bacon The government never cedes power willingly. Neither should we. If the COVID-19 debacle taught us one thing it is that, as Justice Neil Gorsuch acknowledged, “Rule by indefinite emergency edict risks leaving all of us with a shell of a democracy and civil …

Australian Senate Votes Down Excess Death Probe a Third Time

For the third time the Australian Senate voted down an inquiry into the nation’s high excess mortality today. Every Covid death mattered, but suddenly the politicians don't want to know what's killing thousands of people.
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Employer Liable for Vaccine Injury Acquired Due to Vaccine Mandate, Court Rules

An employer is liable for an employee's Covid vaccine injury even though there was a state vaccine mandate in place, a court in Australia has ruled. Turns out, "I was just following orders" won't cut it.
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May His Like Never Be Seen Again

His type should never be seen again.  Born from the dark well of swill and advertising, former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was always the apotheosis of politics’ worst tendencies: shallow form, public service for private interest, and, ultimately, the scrap for survival at the expense of the grand vision.  Get the vote, keep the […]
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The Last Flurry: The US Congress and Australian Parliamentarians seek Assange’s Release

On February 20, Julian Assange, the daredevil publisher of WikiLeaks, will be going into battle, yet again, with the British justice system – or what counts for it.  The UK High Court will hear arguments from his team that his extradition to the United States from Britain to face 18 charges under the Espionage Act […]

Cancelling the Journalist: The ABC’s Coverage of the Israel-Gaza War

What a cowardly act it was.  A national broadcaster, dedicated to what should be fearless reporting, cowed by the intemperate bellyaching of a lobby concerned about coverage of the Israel-Gaza war.  The investigation by The Age newspaper was revealing in showing that the dismissal of broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf last December 20 was the nasty fruit […]

Futile and Dangerous: Bombing Yemen in the Name of Shipping

What a show!  As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was promoting a message of calm restraint and firm control in limiting the toxic fallout of Israel’s horrific campaign in Gaza, a decision was made by his government, the United Kingdom and a few other reticent collaborators to strike targets in Yemen, including the capital […]
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