The push for the Covid-19 vaccinations to be mandatory has been gathering momentum over the past few months- with several major businesses including QANTAS requiring the vaccine for their airline staff, as well as...
It’s been one of the busiest weeks in Australian politics in recent memory. I had planned to write about the disastrous foreign policy conduct in the previous week by the Morrison government that has...
We’re back. After decades of Australia feeling like a rather pesky, unbecoming country cousin to the more sophisticated Euro-centred UK, the land Down Under has suddenly found itself once again at the front of...
To the outside observer – particularly the every-day Brit or American – Australia is often regarded as a sun-kissed paradise, drawing in many weary souls to the brighter pastures of the Southern hemisphere. Our...
Feminism, is it good or bad? Well to be honest, it isn’t that important anymore. The fact is that Feminism is here to stay. So, the question that may be more appropriate is what...
A watershed moment in the NSW Government’s response to COVID-19 occurred on Saturday, July 24th when, in spite of the prevailing lockdown, the “Worldwide Rally for Freedom” protest was held in the Sydney. Mainstream media...
Just as tensions continue to rise between Australia and China, a UNESCO World Heritage Committee draft recommendation came out last month to classify our beloved Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’. Far from genuine...
It has long been held that demographics would pave the way for progressive politics and ideas. Old beliefs, from capitalism to climate change, to identity politics and immigration, would eventually cave to ‘gen next’, with conservative parties,...
Growing military threats. Economic coercion. Unprecedented levels of international interference. Grey-Zone warfare. Needless to say, Australia is heading into an uncertain and dangerous era. As the recent 2020 Defence Strategic Update identifies, “Australia’s region,...
Housing has been a hot topic for many decades in Australia and is something that closely resonates with everyone that lives here. Afterall, it is the primary place where we live – the family...
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