My sadly deceased younger son Joe (died 2 January 2018) was a dedicated scuba diver. Joe, who suffered from rather bad ADHD, loved the ocean and sea life.
Australian governments are forcing a “transition” in electricity supply from coal (and gas) to wind and solar. Though the ACT has virtually no electricity generation other than that from rooftops, it leads the way in terms of its purchasing contracts for grid-sourced renewables.
In the latest edition of Politician Does Doublespeak, Finance Minister Senator Katy Gallagher says that Australia’s Covid vaccination policy is voluntary and that infringements on human rights were justified because of the government’s good intentions, even if they were completely wrong.
On 16 February 1984, two young blokes joined the Australian Federal Police: 18-year-old Peter Mellor and 20-year-old Michael Chew. On 27 February 1984, “a skinny little Greek kid who grew up in the back of a suburban Perth fish shop” (his words) by the name of Mick Calatzis also joined up.
Two weeks ago, the BMJ published research that reinforced the overwhelming evidence that the United Kingdom’s National Health Service should continue to be publicly funded and publicly provided.
Only one week after the Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowlands, agreed to withdraw proposed legislation to control “Misinformation” online – a bill roundly rejected by Parliament and by the Australian public – her department issued an apparently boring bureaucratic document which would achieve at least some of the same outcomes by stealth.
After climbing the world leaderboard during the initial Covid vaccine rollout to achieve over 95% vaccination coverage,¹ Australians have turned their back on boosters, with the vast majority now ‘under-vaccinated’.
In the past few weeks, there has been a lot said about defence recruiting being well short of the targets set. The hoary old issue of conscription has been raised again.
Australia Day is a day of celebration of being Australian, no matter where you were born. In recent years, ceremonies have given due recognition to our unique Indigenous history. The day marks the beginning of modern Australia.
For about six years or so, the ACT has been blessed with a new innovative program whereby therapy dogs are taken to places where people may be stressed and need the wonderful calming influence a dog can give.
Laura Nuttall MLA, ACT Greens Education spokesperson, shares her views on the recent ACT Government announcement on the free preschool for three-year-olds.
The Digital ID Bill 2023 was officially tabled in parliament on the 30th of November, and it has citizens across the political spectrum rightly concerned.
The term ‘Digital ID’ refers to the digitised...
The Gaza/Israeli war has bumped the long-running Russian invasion of Ukraine off the front pages, but that deadly conflict continues, and a fickle West cannot lose sight of it.
Private businesses are a really important part of Canberra. Although we’re known as a public service town, the reality is that nearly two-thirds of Canberrans actually work for a private business.
