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Diesel Australia: The Continent’s Fragile Fuel
Diesel prices across Australia are holding near $2.76 a litre nationally as of early November, with the December quarter average running at 283.3 cents. Stocks sit at 31 days of cover as of the 3 November government statement — down three days in a week — while the...
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner: Who Exactly is She?
For most Australians, the eSafety Commissioner exists as a name attached to content that disappears, accounts that get restricted, and the vague sense that “they” are trying to control what can be said online. “They’re trying to censor us,” is a refrain heard up and...
Five charged as Australian authorities detail alleged $235 million in fraud across major government programs
The rapid expansion and heavy bureaucratisation of Australia’s largest social and support programs has become a persistent source of public controversy. Schemes built around large numbers of providers, plan managers, contractors and internal staff generate both high...
Video Book Launch With Caitlin And Tim! Presenting Babyhead, Our New Graphic Novel
We made a book! It’s a graphic novel called Babyhead, entirely hand-drawn by Caitlin. Watch our video announcement: You can order a locally printed signed copy from Caitlin and Tim by clicking here, or you can order a cheaper unsigned copy from Amazon by clicking
Eric Trump’s Humanoid Robots To Be Used In Gaza Genocide
Video reading by Tim Foley: The Financial Times has published a new article titled “Humanoid robot start-up backed by Eric Trump in talks with Israel’s military” which is exactly as horrifying as its headline suggests. The article features photographs of bipedal armored robots which look
Screw The Troops, And Other Notes
Video reading by Tim Foley: ❖ Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is claiming that anyone who opposes Trump’s warmongering hates “the troops”. “If you want to take issue with what we did in Epic Fury or Rough Rider or NAB and Nicolas Maduro, you’re taking
THE FIVE OF MY LIFE
Nigel Marsh produces an excellent and popular podcast that he calls THE FIVE OF MY LIFE. He has a national and international audience and invited me to be his guest this week. I enjoyed the chat immensely. It was very challenging in a relaxed and friendly manner. Here...
LIFE HAS BEEN KIND TO ME. MY CHARITY WALK AROUND ULURU ON 5 OCTOBER IS AN EXPRESSION OF MY THANKS FOR 10 SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTS.
Here are reasons why Monday, 5 October, 2026 will be a day of nostalgia. *I celebrate my 95th birthday. *Helen and I will enjoy the experience of walking eleven kilometres around Uluru, the spiritual heart of Australia. *We will raise 100,000 dollars for DorcasACTS, a...
MY 95TH BIRTHDAY WALK OF 11 KILOMETRES AROUND ULURU ON 5 OCTOBER IS ONLY DAYS AWAY. PLEASE SPONSOR ME RIGHT NOW. HUGE THANKS.
I intend to raise at least 100,000 dollars for DorcasACTS, a small charity I founded 15 years ago that makes direct financial grants into bank accounts of people in crisis situations anywhere in Australia. Last year we made 63 grants of $1000 each. Will be great if...
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Why building a house takes longer than it used to
If you’ve built a home lately, or waited on someone who has, you already know the feeling. The job takes longer, costs more, and the builder looks more stressed at the end of it. The numbers back that up.The Productivity Commission’s 2025 research paper, Housing construction productivity: Can we fix
Climate alarmists ‘crying wolf’ are finally losing credibility
The “Boy Who Cried Wolf” is a famous Aesop fable about a shepherd boy who repeatedly tricks villagers into believing a wolf is attacking his flock. The phrase “to cry wolf”, meaning “to give false alarm” refers to providing dishonest warnings, which result in subsequent alarms (even if true) being
The fall of Europe: the bill comes due for leaders who mistook their promises for results
Europe is falling because it has confused managing inherited wealth with the ability to create new wealth. Part of its political leadership turned public spending, the proliferation of rules and extreme regulation, and supposed moral superiority into sufficient credentials to govern. Productivity, solvency, and social cohesion were pushed aside. Today
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Desperately Seeking Anthony Albanese
He backed Trump’s war on Iran, Australians are paying the price. AUKUS faces fresh scrutiny and One Nation has edged ahead of Labor in Newspoll. How can Albanese claw back political control?Anthony Albanese was among the first world leaders to welcome Donald Trump’s military strikes on Iran. Nine months later,
Who gets to write the history lessons? The fight over Australia’s classrooms and campuses
When does a history lesson become propaganda? The ancient adage is that it’s the victors who provide the answers, but in modern Australia, it’s the Antisemitic Education Taskforce that will decide the curriculum that comes into the classroom, and the conclusions students will arrive at.The federal minister for education Jason
Albanese’s gamble on Trump and Zionist appeasement will backfire badly
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is now scrambling to talk up the virtues of ending a war that he was one of the first leaders to support. Nine months after welcoming and eagerly endorsing Donald Trump’s military strikes against Iran – almost pushing himself to the head of the queue