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The Pandemic Preparedness Narrative Gets a Reality Check
Reality Check Radio While much of the debate around pandemic preparedness takes place behind closed doors,New Zealand’s Reality Check Radio had the opportunity to take part in that conversation at Australia’s Parliament House. In June, RCR’s Head of Legal, Katie...
Tales of An Accidental Bookseller: The Interview
With Paul Bugden and Hollywood Hal We talk with two of Sydney’s most entertaining characters, actor, author and bookseller Paul Bugden, along with his incorrigible old friend Hollywood Hal, a legend of the city’s bohemian nightlife. Part of their story is captured in...
Australia’s Extreme Censorship Blows Up Relationship with America
One of the world’s best journalists, American Michael Shellenberger, has dramatically weighed into the Australian government’s over-the-top efforts to censor the Australian public. In his newsletter he writes that Australia’s Censorship Bill Is Aimed At Americans. And...
Debunking The Claim That Macklemore Has A “History Of Antisemitism”
Video reading by Tim Foley: As American rapper Macklemore becomes a frontline for renewed mainstream discourse about Israeli atrocities in Gaza, Israel apologists have been falling all over themselves to circulate the demonstrably false narrative that the artist has a history of antisemitic behavior. Zionist
New Music Video: Awakening To The Truth On Every Level
Check out our latest video, Awakening To The Truth On Every Level: Here’s the text, for my subscribers who prefer to read: Different people mean different things when they talk about having an awakening. Some use “awakening” to describe the movement into revolutionary politics as
Western Civilization Is A Phony Pop Star
Video reading by Tim Foley: Western liberal democracies are like a narcissistic wife beater who postures as a sensitive he/him feminist on social media. Like a pop star who makes a show of fighting the power and defending the marginalized while supporting Israel. Our society
PLEASE JOIN MY FAMILY OF DONORS IN MY QUEST TO RAISE $100,000 FOR ‘DORCAS ACTS’ ON MY 95th BIRTHDAY ON 5 OCTOBER AT ULURU.
The portrait of me was painted by a good friend for my 90th birthday when I raised $35000 for DorcasACTS which is the caring and sharing community service of my local church, the Aspley Uniting Church. On my 95th I intend to treble that figure so that DorcasACTS can...
TRACKS TO SOMEWHERE
I am in the 95th year of my life. I enjoy my memories as well as my thoughts on how I could have handled them better. One of them is my meeting with John Howard in 1996 when he gave me approval to begin planning a freight railway from Melbourne to Darwin via New South...
AM SELLING AND SIGNING MY BOOK ‘WALK IN THE SPIRIT’ AT DYMOCKS CHERMSIDE BRISBANE ON SATURDAY OF THIS WEEK FROM 11am TO 12.30pm. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU. MY CO-AUTHOR NEILL FLORENCE WILL BE WITH ME.
WALK IN THE SPIRIT is a page turning novel about six people of different faiths who are not involved in organised religion but form a team to create a caring and sharing community while encountering bigoted and racist opposition. It is timely given the current war of...
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GST carve-up leaves Qld, WA short-changed
If Australia’s GST distributions were fair Queensland would get $1.87bn more this year, Western Australia $2bn more and Victoria $1.5bn less.That should make Queensland and Western Australia natural allies against a mendicant state like Victoria in the battle against the federal government and the Productivity Commission for a fair share.
Unlocking America’s nuclear gold mine: The promise of spent fuel
The recent shift in the national conversation around nuclear generated electricity is encouraging. After decades of political hesitation, federal and state leaders are once again speaking positively about the role of nuclear power in delivering reliable, abundant electricity. That change in tone matters. However, favorable rhetoric alone will not solve
The stockpile is over: why Australian businesses are rethinking the role of inventory
For years, businesses were told that holding more stock was the safest way to navigate uncertainty. If global supply chains were disrupted, you had inventory on hand. If lead times stretched, you had a buffer. If demand suddenly increased, you could fulfil orders without waiting for another shipment. In 2026,
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The price of speaking out against Israel
Zionist groups aggressively deny suggestions that they exert excessive influence over politics, media and cultural institutions, yet when prominent people speak out against Israel or in support of Palestine, those same groups will cancel people, force them into long-winded litigations, damage their reputations and proceed to ruin them commercially. Not
Labor’s version of sports rorts and Albanese’s golf clubs
The Albanese government is coming across that uncomfortable rule of politics: a rort doesn’t become acceptable and respectable, just because it’s your side that’s doing it. The $560 million Major and Local Community Infrastructure program is becoming a serious integrity problem, with analysis showing around three-quarters of its funding flowing
Australia, Israel and the charade of Palestinian recognition
Almost a year after Australia recognised Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, the Albanese government faces an increasingly difficult question: what did recognition actually change?Recognition was supposed to support Palestinian sovereignty, self-determination and the right of Palestinians to remain on their land. Yet Australia has imposed no meaningful sanctions