Australia
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My Google alerts did the job this week. A story in the Melbourne Anglican reminded me how far most churches have fallen in understanding their part in saving Aborigines....
Following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Greens Senator Maureen Faruqi tweeted: ‘Condolences to those who knew the Queen....
Why a feeding frenzy over Coles and Woolworths prices? The Prime Minister’s breathless recent announcement of ‘a crackdown on dodgy supermarket practices’ suggests something is terribly wrong....
The most senior Jew in the Australian government, Attorney General Mark Dreyfus, must resign his commission. How in good conscience can he remain part of a government that does not believe in Israel’s right to defend itself against those who would wipe...
Greens manipulating Blacks is how I remember Coronation Hill, my introduction to Aboriginal politics and the environmentalists who used them. I was a backbencher in the Hawke government. I was so angry at the cabinet’s decision to prevent the mine from reopening...
ADH TV host Katherine Deves has branded the growing movement of Muslim-based political groups “Teals in Hijabs”. ...
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Australia has granted more visa applications for residents of Gaza in 10 months than the US has granted in twenty years – but it’s ‘racist’ to question why. ...
Senator Fatima Payman, a supporter of unconditional Palestinian statehood who returned on the weekend to a hero’s welcome from Middle Eastern central casting assembled at Perth airport, has jumped ship from Labor. A section of the Muslim community is running candidates at...
Rebel senator Fatima Payman is poised to leave the Labor Party as early as Thursday to join the crossbench with support from Muslim groups, raising concerns about sectarianism in politics....
Australia has issued a six-month ultimatum to the internet industry to establish an enforceable code aimed at preventing children from accessing pornography and other inappropriate content online. Failure to do so will result in a code being imposed by the government, the...
By the end of May this year, 330,500 student visas had been approved, a figure comparable to 2016 levels and significantly lower than the 577,300 approvals recorded in 2022-23. Despite this, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has pledged to cut migration numbers to...
The Australian media industry is falling to pieces with mass sackings but meanwhile, the ABC gives itself a payrise. ...
What are the chances? ...
Greens leader Adam Bandt has threatened legal action against Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus after the federal government, in collaboration with the Coalition, accused the Greens of “inciting” aggressive behavior during pro-Palestine protests outside electorate offices....
The ABC which has run constant coverage of alleged sexual harassment allegations at Channel Nine have been rocked by a larger scandal in their own backyard....
The Bank of Canada’s recent decision to cut the interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent aligns with expectations, reflecting growing confidence that inflation is trending back towards the 2 per cent target from a peak of 8.1 per...
Australia is a brave new world since the covid years. Although there were scores of politicians, bureaucrats, and CEOs here and across the world who expressed their concern and grief at the effects of the pandemic, sensible people realise that secretly, many...
Dear Australia and the world,...
For large swathes of Australia the countdown is on to lose almost all mobile phone coverage – and just about no-one in Canberra seems to care. ...
