I doubt if any Australia political leader was watching the International Court of Justice President Judge, Joan E Donahue (United States of America) deliver the ruling in South Africa’s case alleging Israel has committed genocide on Palestinians in Gaza. The hour-long detailed assessment by Judge O Donahue should certainly be compulsory viewing for every Federal Continue reading »
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Israel has for years been determined to cut aid to the refugees both in Gaza and the West Bank. While the UN Secretary General and head of UNRWA calls for an investigation into what Israel alleges are crimes committed by some 12 Gazan UNRWA staff (among the 13,000) in the participation of the October 7th Continue reading »
Ron DeSantis still opposes recreational cannabis, but his handpicked Supreme Court justices are coming around.
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A few weeks ago walking past the Hiroshima A-Bomb Dome, I came upon a candle-light ceremony for the Israel/Gaza war. A young couple — she Jewish and he Muslim — were chanting prayers in Hebrew and Arabic, holding hands and weeping openly. Seeing the depth of pain ‘leaders’ in our region have caused these young Continue reading »
Prisons don’t work. When you look at the lives of people being imprisoned, it’s no wonder. Prisons are expensive. According to the Productivity Commission, it costs well over $5 billion a year to keep 40,000-plus people in gaol. In 2019-20, that worked out to $280 per prisoner per day in operating costs alone. When capital Continue reading »
Former prime minister John Howard has defended his record on committing Australia to the Iraq war. But we are no closer to fully understanding his reasons. Former Prime Minister John Howard’s response (The Australian Financial Review letters, January 15) to my column in these pages on January 8 offers an important opportunity for Australians to Continue reading »
In 2018, I wrote about Australia Day and Wattle Day for The New Daily. While in 2024 some crazy drums still beat to PC tunes, the federal government has lowered the temperature. Soon we will be able to have a rational debate which may lead us to September 1, Wattle Day, which could become the Continue reading »
Albanese government must apply lessons from UK post office scandal to save Australia Post and licensees. The scandal that has rocked United Kingdom politics following ITV broadcasting the four-part drama Mr Bates vs. the Post Office on 1-4 January should concern Australian parliamentarians, as it has a parallel in Australia Post’s treatment of small business Continue reading »
Anyone who thinks so is just plain dumb. It has obviously been stunningly successful. It has produced huge increases in wealth, for instance in the last few years the three richest people in Australia doubled their wealth. It has worked like a dream. The trouble is that it does not and is not designed to Continue reading »
Lost in the sands of Iraq… Lost in the sands of Iraq A reward for fantasy WMDs may just spark A reality check for those who refused to accept The flimsiest of flimsy intelligence was maybe incorrect That danger did not lurk under the hot blazing desert sands Now benign with the thousands of bodies Continue reading »