A major tree-planting event along the banks of the Canning River in Perth has been cancelled after the head of a local Aboriginal corporation demanded $2.5 million (US$1.7 million) citing cultural heritage laws. The now-former CEO of the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation, David Collard, cited Western Australia’s contentious Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 as the reason for…
Major Revegetation Project Cancelled After Aboriginal Corporation Demands $2.5 Million
July 17, 2023
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Sunak Urged to Cap Number of Peers and End Resignation Honours
The Speaker of the House of Lords has urged the prime minister to cap the size of the upper house and bring an end to resignation honours. Peers in 2017 recommended the Lords be capped at 600 to make it smaller than the Houe of Commons. But it has continued to balloon, with the latest…
Cancelled Councillor to Take Legal Action Over Anti-Pride Twitter Post
A Conservative Christian councillor is launching legal action after he was removed from several positions and had his life “dismantled” for writing on Twitter, “Pride is not a virtue but a Sin.” King Lawal, 31, who has been a councillor at North Northamptonshire Unitary Council for two years, claims he was cancelled by seven organisations,…
China, Russia Carried Out ‘Record-High’ Military Drills in 2022: Report
China and Russia conducted joint military drills in 2022 on a larger scale than they did two decades ago, according to a Bloomberg report on July 15, raising concerns about a potential escalation of tensions. The two countries held six joint military drills last year, the highest number in the past 20 years, Bloomberg reported, citing…
Privacy Act Allows Disclosure for Inmate Transfers, Mendicino Said It Restricts Them
Soon after Canadians were told privacy law was preventing them from learning why notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo was moved to a medium-security prison, the federal privacy watchdog was reminded behind the scenes that there are ways around it. Bernardo had spent nearly 30 years in a maximum-security prison—most recently the Millhaven Institution near Kingston,…
Canada’s ‘Guest of Honour’ Sponsorship of 2021 German Book Fair Cost Over $18 Million: Audit
The federal government paid over $18 million in 2021 for it’s “guest of honour” sponsorship of that year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, according to a newly disclosed federal audit. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon attended the fair with over 30 guests. “The Department of Canadian Heritage incurred costs of approximately $17.5 million in connection with its responsibilities,”…
Michael Taube: Why Sir Wilfrid Laurier Should Remain on the $5 Bill, Now and Forevermore
Commentary Many Canadians were understandably frustrated when the twin scourges of cancel culture and wokeness erupted during COVID-19. Yet, few probably remember an announcement that just preceded the pandemic and surprisingly fit with this negative tone of what was to come. The Bank of Canada unexpectedly announced a plan in early 2020 to remove Sir…
South Korea’s Death Toll From Destructive Rainstorm Grows to 40 as Workers Search for Survivors
SEOUL, South Korea—Heavy downpours lashed South Korea for a ninth day on Monday as rescue workers struggled to search for survivors in landslides, buckled homes, and swamped vehicles in the most destructive storm to hit the country this year. At least 40 people have died, 34 others are injured and more than 10,000 people have…
Australia Ceases Reporting Cases of Myocarditis Post-COVID Vaccination
July 17, 2023
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Australia’s therapeutic goods administration (TGA) has announced that reports on myocarditis and pericarditis cases following mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna are not necessary anymore and will no longer be provided. Australia’s national drug authority says this is because the rates have stabilised. However, the TGA will “continue to monitor and review these adverse…
Dingo Pack Attacks Woman, Rangers Reject Calls for Cull
Rangers are rejecting calls for a dingo cull at the popular Australian tourist spot of K’gari despite a woman being hospitalised after she was attacked by a pack of wild dogs while jogging on a beach. She was flown to Hervey Bay Hospital in stable condition with wounds to her limbs and torso after suffering…
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