Media & Opinion

License to spill

05.11 / Editorial / Media & Opinion

Bond author Ian Fleming would have struggled to plot a thriller more mysterious than the Montara H1 blow-out that continues to pour at least 400 barrels of oil into the Timor Sea every day off the Northwest coast of Western Australia.... More about License to spill
Bulb ban

02.11 / Editorial / Media & Opinion

Due to legislation introduced by Turnbull during the John Howard years the the sale of incandescent bulbs is prohibited as of today. More accurately the ban prohibits the sale of light bulbs with an efficacy of less than 15 lumens per... More about Bulb ban
Refugees and peddling fear

29.10 / Editorial / Media & Opinion

There may well be former members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on vessels bringing asylum seekers to Australia. The LTTE were, after all, the fighting component of one side in a no-holds-barred civil war in Sri Lanka over... More about Refugees and peddling fear
War is peace. Ignorance is strength

22.10 / Editorial / Media & Opinion

Barack Obama, winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, is planning another war to add to his impressive record. In Afghanistan, his agents routinely extinguish wedding parties, farmers and construction workers with weapons such as the innovative Hellfire missile, which sucks... More about War is peace. Ignorance is strength
At What Point Do You Intervene?

19.10 / Editorial / Media & Opinion

As libertarians, we all have well defined views on the role of the state, the importance of individual freedom and so on. More about At What Point Do You Intervene?
Film review: 'Not Evil Just Wrong'

15.10 / Editorial / Media & Opinion

Not Evil Just Wrong is a feature length documentary by two Irish film makers, Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, which follows in the footsteps of The Great Global Warming Swindle - a film released in 2007 - in pointing to the... More about Film review: 'Not Evil Just Wrong'
Unemployment & DSP

12.10 / Editorial / Media & Opinion

Good economic news today, with reported unemployment dropping from 5.8% to 5.7%. It is looking increasingly like I was right to be optimistic about the economy.It’s just a shame that Rudd had to waste billions of dollars on impotent fiscal policy,... More about Unemployment & DSP
You can’t eat potential

08.10 / Editorial / Media & Opinion

The passing of Norman Borlaug last month closed the chapter on an exemplary life of service to humankind. Dr Borlaug, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and acknowledged “father” of the Asian Green Revolution, is credited with saving hundreds of millions of... More about You can’t eat potential
Charter Cities

05.10 / Editorial / Media & Opinion

Article XI, section 3(a) of the California Constitution authorizes the adoption of a city charter and provides such a charter has the force and effect of state law. Article XI, section 5(a), the “home rule” provision, affirmatively grants to charter... More about Charter Cities
Taking Stock

01.10 / Editorial / Media & Opinion

Samuel Beckett, a great writer and a wise man, had little to say on political matters. “Why get worked up about something you have no hope of changing?” was his general attitude. More about Taking Stock