Tag Archive: Australia
Australia Shuts Down Solar Farms Due to Bushfire Concerns – But the China Connection is Even More Worrying
An Australian energy safety regulator has switched off five solar farms due to concerns over bushfire risks caused by uncontrolled vegetation. And with China's domination of the market that's not the only worry.
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Australia’s Covid Response Caused Significant Harm, Yet Another Official Report Finds
Yet another report – this time from the Human Rights Commission – has found that Australia's Covid response caused significant harm. But there's a blind spot, says Rebekah Barnett: the vaccine mandates get a pass.
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A Diplomatic Dust-Up for the Ages
Trump's art of the deal always has been to ask for everything, judge the point at which the other party has made his final offer and then take what he can get, says Ramesh Thakur. That's what he's doing with Ukraine.
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The Australian Perspective: Britain Is in Worse Shape Than You Thought
Australia is watching our "unmanaged decline" with a mix of dismay and pity, says Simon Heffer in the Telegraph. It seems Britain's decline isn't just obvious at home – it's blindingly clear from 11,000 miles away.
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Hillbilly Home Truths
Listening to the US Vice President's speech in Munich, Prof James Allan says he found himself muttering "my kingdom for a J.D. Vance" – because he can't see one in the rest of the conservative anglosphere right now.
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Losing to Win
Sometimes politicians have to lose to win so the other side can show its true colours. Trump is the standout example, says Prof James Allan. Had he won in 2020, we would not have had the blitz of the last four weeks.
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The Censorship Only Goes One Way
Our new censors tried to ban a video of a Christian bishop being stabbed by a Muslim extremist. But would they have done the same if it was a far-Right assailant attacking a Muslim? Of course not, says Prof James Allan.
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Food Firms Revolt Against Net Zero Over Australia’s Energy Crisis
Firms supplying food to major Australian supermarkets have launched a revolt against Net Zero, urging the Government to dump its renewables targets and focus on ramping up gas and coal production to cut electricity prices.
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I’m a Daily Mail Journalist. This is Why the Media Failed During Covid
Daily Mail journalist David Southwell gives an insider perspective on why the media failed us so badly during Covid and what was going on inside newsrooms as they unquestioningly churned out government propaganda.
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Climate Change Giving Meaning to Life
Why are climate alarmists so impervious to facts, so averse to rational cost-benefit analysis? It has all the hallmarks of a religious cult, says James Allan. They can't let it go because it gives meaning to their lives.
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