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Virologists close to the NIH initially believed the Covid virus could be genetically engineered. Unredacted emails show how their thinking evolved.

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Examples of Google becoming more obvious about manipulating search results.

by Brian Czech

On a scale of one to ten, COP15—the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal last month—was a solid five. That may not sound like a ringing endorsement, but it represents significant progress from prior COPs, which dabbled along in the one or two range for the better part of three decades. The progress was evident from the start, when UN Secretary General António Guterres kicked off the conference by noting,

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Middle income countries are unwilling to put groaf on hold to blunt climate change...and they do have a point given the lack of serious plans

In cancelling its scheduled March series of three one-day matches against Afghanistan, Australian Cricket takes us into familiarly problematic territory. It brings to mind the battle, fought for two decades against South Africa’s apartheid regime, where cricket and rugby boycotts played a significant role. Back in the 1970s, Sir Donald Bradman was head of the Continue reading »

The whole Health System – including patients – need to contribute to the important debate on primary care reform and the Health System of the Future. One of the important areas of primary care reform raised by the recent Grattan Report into Primary care is in relation to the health workforce and its makeup. Given Continue reading »

The US is at war, and the dollar is at risk of imminent collapse. Australia’s lobbying of the United States as a good ally should focus on these issues above all else. I am aware that many readers will say oh dear, you must not talk like that. But it’s sensible to discuss the distance Continue reading »

The late Jim Molan will be remembered for many things. Few will remember him for the widespread violence by Coalition troops under Molan’s command during the brutal assault on Fallujah and other Sunni cities during the illegal occupation of Iraq in late 2004. The Australian media continues to fail us badly over its coverage of Continue reading »

Unfortunately, it's prudent to be mindful of what our Davos overlords are plotting. But they seem mighty unsettled.

Police brutality is higher than ever. But solutions are hard to devise.