Month: June 2023

NDIS Architect Says Scheme Not Working as Intended

One of the key designers of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) concedes the program is not working as intended. Bruce Bonyhady, who is helping lead a review into the scheme, said after 10 years of operation multiple challenges still needed to be addressed. “It’s inevitable when you introduce a scheme of this magnitude, which…


Biden Suffers MAJOR Loss by Supreme Court’s 6-3 Ruling | Facts Matter

Earlier Friday, in a major blow to President Joe Biden and his administration, the U.S. Supreme Court officially struck down the federal student loan debt elimination scheme. And the impact of this ruling will have tremendous ramifications over the next year—specifically, as we’re heading into the 2024 election. After about a year of legal back…


Aussie Farmers Fear Visa Changes Will Shrink Harvest Workforce

Farmers warn backpacker visa changes could push up food prices as the struggle for workers continues. A range of changes come into effect for Australian visa programs from July 1, including a 25 percent increase in visa charges for working holiday makers. The National Farmers Federation said the changes will make Australia up to five…


South Korea Alerts Citizens Ahead of Beijing’s New Anti-Espionage Law

Tensions are mounting as South Korea braces for the enactment of the new “Anti-Espionage Law” that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is poised to implement on July 1. In response to the perceived threat, South Korea has taken preventative measures, including widespread governmental alerts and media advisories, even going as far as advising against non-essential…


IN-DEPTH: Former Army Psychologist Raises Alarm on Transgender Soldiers

In the popular “M.A.S.H.” sitcom that ran from 1972 until 1983, Corporal Maxwell Klinger was so desperate to escape his assignment to a mobile army surgical hospital in the Korean War, he dressed as a woman in an attempt to prove he was mentally unfit to serve. At the time, it was accepted that people…


Transgender Soldiers Cost Taxpayers Millions, Likely to Be Medically ‘Unfit to Serve’

In the popular “M.A.S.H.” sitcom that ran from 1972 until 1983, Corporal Maxwell Klinger was so desperate to escape his assignment to a mobile army surgical hospital in the Korean War, he dressed as a woman in an attempt to prove he was mentally unfit to serve. At the time, it was accepted that people…


2 Dead, 4 Seriously Injured in Lake Balboa Crash

A collision involving an alleged wrong-way driver in Lake Balboa left a 60-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy dead and four other people injured, authorities said June 30. The collision was reported around 9:35 p.m. on June 29 on Woodley Avenue north of Burbank Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). According to…


State Department Report Blames Both Biden, Trump Admins for Bungling Afghanistan Withdrawal

The Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombings at Kabul Airport killed more than 180 people, including 13 members of the United States military, and marked an ugly end to America’s 20-year war against terror in Afghanistan. Republicans have clamored for analyses of the blundered withdrawal for nearly two years, although the GOP’s rhetorical chorus has conclusively…


[ATL:NOW] Why SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action Is a Victory for Both Black and Asian Students—Kenny Xu, Plaintiff in the Case

“I oppose affirmative action. But I also oppose legacy admissions, I oppose any kind of process or system that tries to degrade us from the principle of merit that our country was built upon. We’re founded upon excellence. That’s what the American dream is….That is a universal Maxim with which we should be striving to.”…


Biden Unveils New Action on Student Loan Forgiveness After Supreme Court Ruling

A multi-billion dollar student loan forgiveness plan has now been struck down by the high court. What do students now face, and what’s the reaction from President Joe Biden? Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) joins us to weigh in on the Supreme Court’s decisions on affirmative action and student loan forgiveness. She has introduced a bill dealing with the college…