Tag: International

Customer Outrage as Seafolly Goes Woke

Commentary I didn’t expect to wake up and find myself as the face of the Daily Mail’s Seafolly scandal. Twice. But it has taught me an interesting lesson about the progression of the Woke-outrage narrative, which turns the aggressors into victims during the click-bait cycle. I was a long-time customer of Seafolly, an Australian women’s…


Why Set up the PBO If the Government Won’t Use It?

Commentary Victoria’s Parliamentary Budget Office’s (PBO) latest report (pdf) has revealed that the Labor government, who set it up, did not even use it to cost its 2022 election promises. The report notes that “There appears to be a disconnect between the Treasurer’s 2016 speech recommending the bill to parliament, in which he outlined his…


Australian University Students Say Campus Intellectual Space Dominated by ‘Intolerant’ Left

Visitors to universities in Sydney may be surprised by the prevalence of Marxist posters on these top universities’ campuses. The posters, put up by the organization “Socialist Alternative,” are seen in public spaces at the University of Sydney (USYD), the University of New South Wales (UNSW), the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Macquarie University (MQ),…


NDIS or Aged Care Cuts the Potential Price of National Security

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has said the Coalition would be willing to support cuts to other critical federal schemes like the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Aged Care if the government requires more money to support Australia’s national security. The comments from the opposition leader come as the federal government announced Australia would spend…


New Zealand Moves to Lower Voting Age in Local Elections

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced his government will not introduce legislation to lower the voting age for general elections to 16 following a Supreme Court decision in November that declared the current voting age “discriminatory.” As part of his announcement for wide-ranging policy changes, Hipkins said that rather than pursuing legislation to lower…


Putin Rejects Theory About Ukrainian Role in Pipeline Blasts

MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday dismissed as “sheer nonsense” allegations that Ukrainians could be behind the blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year, and again pointed the finger at the United States. Putin spoke after The New York Times, The Washington Post, and German media published stories…


Perrottet or Minns? Seven Key Issues in the New South Wales Election

It’s only 10 days left before New South Wales (NSW) voters head to the polling booths, and the race is tightening. The Perrottet centre-right Coalition government is urging voters to “Keep NSW moving forward” spruiking big infrastructure projects and massive funding for education, which they believe will continue to successfully deliver the state’s post-pandemic economic…


Perrottet or Minns? 7 Key Issues in Upcoming New South Wales Election

It’s only 10 days left before New South Wales (NSW) voters head to the polling booths, and the race is tightening. The Perrottet centre-right Coalition government is urging voters to “Keep NSW moving forward” spruiking big infrastructure projects and massive funding for education, which they believe will continue to successfully deliver the state’s post-pandemic economic…


No ‘Pride Round’ in Australian Rugby League’s 2023 Calendar

Australia’s National Rugby League has opted out of introducing a Pride Round in 2023. The decision comes after an anonymous poll of club CEOs, and chairmen revealed a preference against such an event. On March 14, NRL officials launched the Multicultural Round, the first of several special themed rounds, including the Indigenous, Women’s, ANZAC, and Brain…


Australia Chooses UK to Build Its First Nuclear Submarines Amid China Threat

Britain is to build a new fleet of nuclear submarines for Australia following the signing of a trilateral pact with the United States in San Diego on Monday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed the AUKUS deal with U.S. President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and it was then announced that Britain had…